Clash of geopolitical interests of world leaders in western balkans. Hybrid version of integration

The article is devoted to the geopolitical situation in the Balkans and the historical development of integration processes of Western Balkan countries with the world leaders — EU, USA, Russia, China. The authors consider the problem in international and regional contexts. Particular attention is paid to the prospects for the development of a hybrid version of integration in the Balkans. © 2021, Rossiiskaya Akademiya Nauk, Institut Istorii (Russian Academy of Sciences, Institute of General Hist. All rights reserved.