Anđela Savić is a researcher at the Belgrade Centre for Security Policy, with a particular interest in human rights, digital security, and trends that contribute to repression and the shrinking space for independent and critical work of civil society. Before joining BCSP, she worked on issues related to war crimes, transitional justice, and conflict prevention, as well as media and the economic and social rights of marginalized groups. She ...

Nataša Smiljanić joined the BCBP team in 2025 as Office Manager. She graduated in Classical Philology from the University of Belgrade and completed her studies in Modern Greek Studies at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. During her stay in Greece, she worked as a translator at the Consulate of the Republic of Serbia. Since returning to Belgrade in 2007, she has gained extensive experience working in the business, public, and ...

Sofija Mandić was born in 1986 in Novi Sad. She is a law graduate, a member of the Republic Electoral Commission in its permanent composition, and registered in the Ministry of Justice's Register of Mediators in Peaceful Dispute Resolution. She is a long-standing human rights activist.She works at the Center for Judicial Research (CEPRIS), and previously was engaged with the Belgrade Center for Security Policy, the National Democratic Institute, ...

Nemanja Džuverović is a Professor of Peace Studies at the University of Belgrade and a visiting professor at Northwestern University. His research focuses on critical peacebuilding, the political economy of liberal peacebuilding, international statebuilding in the Balkans, and the sociology of International Relations. Džuverović brings extensive experience as a visiting researcher at institutions such as the University of Manchester, University of Uppsala, and University of Bradford. He has also been ...

Milica Delević is a renowned expert in international relations, politics, and policy, with over 20 years of experience in high-level positions. Born on October 24, 1969, in Belgrade, Serbia, she holds a BA from the University of Belgrade, an MA from the Central European University, and a PhD from the University of Kent, Canterbury. During her studies, she was a Chevening Scholar. Delević has had a distinguished career, serving ...

Boushra Jaber is a visiting fellow at BCSP. She earned her BA in Political Science from Haigazian University in Lebanon and her MA in International Relations (European Studies) from Durham University in the UK. She also holds a PhD in International Relations from the Faculty of Political Science at the University of Belgrade. Her areas of interest are diverse, encompassing Middle Eastern studies, security studies, violent non-state actors, foreign ...

Zorana Antonijević holds a PhD in Gender Studies from the University of Novi Sad. At the core of her research interests are gendered institutions, gender in care and security policies, critical studies on men and masculinities and their application to the post-conflict, transitional context. For over twenty years, Zorana has been a gender equality consultant for various international, regional and national organisations and institutions. Dr Antonijević is a research fellow ...

Polina Greisman was born and raised in Yekaterinburg, Russia. From 2017 until 2018, she worked as coordinator of the Yekaterinburg headquarters of Alexei Navalny.  Since 2017, she has been the founder and participant of the City Pond Committee and the Parks and Squares initiative, which protected Yekaterinburg's city pond and parks from further development. In 2018-2019, she worked at the Evgeniy Roizman Charitable Foundation. Since January 2020, she has ...

Helena is an associate research fellow at the Henry Jackson Society and an external fellow at the Belgrade Centre for Security Policy. She recently completed a PhD in International Relations at the London School of Economics and Political Science. Her research focuses on the relationship between propaganda and violence against civilians. In her thesis, Helena examined the role propaganda played during the Yugoslav Wars and produced a model for ...