The Evolution of Relations Between Kosovo and Montenegro: From Historic Animosity to Good Neighbourly Relations

This article covers the trajectory of relations between Kosovo and Montenegro from the beginning of the dissolution of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia until the present, underlining the interplay of external and internal factors and dynamics. We argue that the adoption of a Euro-Atlantic agenda as the major paradigm in the policymaking of both countries has been the driving force behind the positive evolution of relations between them. This analysis foregrounds the sensitive issue of border demarcation between Kosovo and Montenegro as the most serious test of the impact of their Euro-Atlantic aspirations on their developing relations.