Yearbook of the Institute of East-Central Europe. Volume 15 (2017) Issue 2. Rocznik Instytutu Europy Środkowo-Wschodniej Rok 15 (2017) Zeszyt 2

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1 Yearbook of the Institute of East-Central Europe Volume 15 (2017) Issue 2 Rocznik Instytutu Europy Środkowo-Wschodniej Rok 15 (2017) Zeszyt 2

2 Yearbook of the Institute of East-Central Europe Rocznik Instytutu Europy Środkowo-Wschodniej Rada Naukowa Advisory Board Rocznika Instytutu Europy Środkowo-Wschodniej Yearbook of the Institute of East-Central Europe Natalia Yakovenko (Kijów), Adolf Juzwenko (Wrocław), Jūratė Kiaupienė (Wilno), Rūstis Kamuntavičius (Kowno), Andreas Lawaty (Lüneburg), Alexei Miller (Moskwa), Antony Polonsky (Boston), Adam Daniel Rotfeld (Warszawa), Henryk Samsonowicz (Warszawa), Aleksander Smolar (Warszawa), Oleksiy Tolochko (Kijów), Piotr S. Wandycz (New Haven), Jerzy Wyrozumski (Kraków) Komitet Redakcyjny Editorial Board Rocznika Instytutu Europy Środkowo-Wschodniej Yearbook of the Institute of East-Central Europe Mirosław Filipowicz (Editor-in-Chief), Anna Visvizi (Commissioning Editor), Paweł Jarosz (Editorial Assistant), Anna Paprocka (Publishing Assistant), Jerzy Kłoczowski, Aleksandra Kuczyńska-Zonik, Hubert Łaszkiewicz, Marek Radziwon, Roman Romantsov, Agata Stolarz, Aleksiej Wasiliew, Rafał Wnuk

3 Yearbook of the Institute of East-Central Europe Volume 15 (2017) Issue 2 Rocznik Instytutu Europy Środkowo-Wschodniej Rok 15 (2017), Zeszyt 2 East-Central Europe: re-focusing the debate EDITED BY Anna Visvizi & Colette Mazzucelli INSTYTUT EUROPY S RODKOWO-WSCHODNIEJ INSTITUTE OF EAST-CENTRAL EUROPE Lublin 2017

4 The Yearbook of the Institute of East-Central Europe (Rocznik Instytutu Europy Środkowo-Wschodniej) is a peer-reviewed journal Language editors and proofreading Cover design and typesetting Brien Barnett Amadeusz Targoński Cover photo Anton Balazh shutterstock.com This publication appears thanks to the support of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Poland Opinions expressed in the volume are the authors own and do not necessarily represent the views of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Poland Instytut Europy Środkowo-Wschodniej, Institute of East-Central Europe, Lublin 2017 All rights reserved ISSN Published and edited by Instytut Europy Środkowo-Wschodniej Institute of East-Central Europe ul. Niecała 5, Lublin Editorial Assistant Paweł Jarosz, tel. (+48) pj@iesw.lublin.pl Publishing Assistant Anna Paprocka, tel. (+48) ap@iesw.lublin.pl Printed by Petit Skład-Druk-Oprawa ul. Tokarska 13, Lublin, Polska

5 Yearbook of the Institute of East-Central Europe, 2017, Vol. 15, No. 2 Table of contents Christian Schweiger East-Central Europe between German Semi-Hegemony and Brexit 7 Colette Mazzucelli, Paul C. Saunders, and Zijian Ma Central and Eastern Europe on the Eurasian Chessboard in the Global Century 35 János Fiala-Butora, András L. Pap Illiberal Relations: The Individual, the State and the Dignity of Communities under the Hungarian and Slovak Constitutions 57 Agnieszka Legucka Frozen and Freezing Conflicts in Eastern Europe and South Caucasus: Implications for Regional Security 79 Rafał Wiśniewski NATO-Russia Balance of Deterrence in East-Central Europe 99 Emanuel G. Boussios, Anna Visvizi Drones in War: The Controversies Surrounding the United States Expanded Use of Drones and the European Union s Disengagement 123 Daniel J. Lemmen Warsaw on the Way to Kerneuropa? Germany as Poland s Bridge to the EU s Center 147

6 6 Table of contents Agata Stolarz From Mitterand to Macron: Tracing the Evolution of French-Polish Relations 167 Adam Szymański De-Europeanization and De-Democratization in the EU and Its Neighborhood 187 Belen Presas Mata Overcoming Divides in the Contemporary EU: Connectivity, Political Geography and Super Regions 213 About the authors 233 Rocznik Instytutu Europy Środkowo-Wschodniej Yearbook of the Institute of East-Central Europe 15(2), 2017