Abstract
The aim of the book Displaced Europe is to help readers understand what is happening in that part of our continent that is geographically located in Europe, but after the collapse of the Soviet-Russian empire geopolitically stuck somewhere between West and East. Three decades after the fall of communism and the end of Soviet-Russian hegemony, the region, which includes some post-Soviet republics and part of the former Yugoslavia, is a kind of "displaced Europe." European or even pro-Western aspirations of these countries are clear, they react with caution, especially due to the growing assertiveness of the eastern powers.
Where are Ukraine, Belarus and Moldova heading? What is the future of Armenia, Georgia and Azerbaijan? What development can we expect in the countries of the Western Balkans, ie Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Kosovo, Northern Macedonia and Serbia? What role can Russia, China, Turkey or Iran play here? Why are the Visegrad Four countries also hesitating over their Euro-EU and Western anchorages? And is the solution to Europe's "Eastern question" a strengthening of the geopolitical unity of the West?