The Mini Schengen Initiative in the Western Balkans as a New Buffer Zone

This article deals with the significance of Mini Schengen Initiative in shaping new geopolitical configuration Western Balkans. In theoretical terms, discusses changing meaning borders contemporary world and buffer zones as a subject research political geography geopolitics. methodological authors provide an overview political-territorial development Balkans then implement approaches geopolitics perspectives its de facto status. Furthermore, analysing media reports related to Initiative, correlates mentioned trends encouraged by Initiative. Finally, conclude that does not have strong integration capacity; instead, serves waiting room for European Union membership thus zone.