PUBLICATION: Analysis

Serbia Forging Closer Ties with The West – Americanization as a Way of Life

The topic of the latest BCSP analysis are relations between Serbia and USA in the area of culture.

In the analysis you can find examples which indicate strong ties between Yugoslavia and America in the fields of science, education, art and culture, which are accompanied by intensive political and economic ties, thanks to which Yugoslavia could consider itself on a par with the most developed Western states.

This analysis was conducted using the academic papers and conclusions of the “Mi smo svet” public debate, organised as part of the A Real Say on Serbian-American Relations project, which is implemented by the Belgrade Centre for Security Policy in partnership with the Faculty of Political Sciences University of Belgrade and supported by the US Embassy in Serbia.

Tags: Serbia and USA

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DATE: 22.12.2020

TOPICS: Bilateral Relations, Foreign Influence, Foreign Policy, Serbian Foreign Policy

TYPE: Analysis

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Belgrade Centre for Security Policy

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