The Draft National Security Strategy of Serbia points to the erosion of democratic civilian control over the security system and further state capture, and the state-centric approach to security threats ignores the needs of citizens, it was highlighted at the event organized by the Belgrade Center for Security Policy (BCSP) as a contribution to the public debate on the Draft National Security Strategy and Draft Defense Strategy on May ...

Serbia is getting a new National Security Strategy after almost a decade. It is the supreme strategic document that identifies highest national interests and defines how to pursue and protect them in an altered security environment.

{image1} Constitutional regulation of the security system should be a part of the ongoing constitutional reforms in order to constrain political power and establish a strong democratic civilian control. Apart from the actual text of the Constitution, of great importance are also the process of its adoption, as well as its subsequent implementation, it was concluded at the event organized by the Belgrade Centre for Security Policy (BCSP) on ...

{image1} The security system should be an integral part of the Constitution because the security of the state and citizens is a public good. This creates a barrier for potential misuse by political decision makers, it was concluded at the discussion organized by the Belgrade Center for Security Policy (BCSP) on February 13, 2018 in Media Center in Belgrade. {image2} The security system in Serbia’s Constitution is modestly regulated, ...

For the sixth consecutive year, BCSP was voted as one of the best think tanks in the world on the research topics of defense and national security, and foreign policy and international relations. In the 2017 Global Go To Think Tank Index Report Belgrade Centre for Security Policy (BCSP) is the best ranked think-tank in Serbia and in the Western Balkans covering defense, national security, foreign policy and international ...

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State security system is a public good, concept of state of emergency, the role of the National Security Council and missions of the military, police and security services must be defined by the Constitution, are the main conclusions of the expert consultations organized by the Belgrade Center for Security Policy (BCSP) on November 20, 2017 at Hotel Excelsior. The consultations were organized with the aim of drafting amendments to ...

Even though Serbia has done a lot within the field of justice, freedom and security, the much needed political will to make even greater progress in Chapter 24 was missing, pointed up director of the Belgrade Center for Security Policy (BCSP) Sonja Stojanovic Gajic at the meeting that was held on 10th February 2016 in Belgrade. After opening of Chapter 24 in Serbia’s negotiations with the EU had been opened ...

{image1} More than half of citizens believe that the country's national security is threatened, and two thirds of citizens see corruption and crime, as well as the behaviour of politicians, as the biggest internal threats, were the conclusions of the presentation of the research "Public Perception of Serbia's National Security and Dialogue with Pristina" which was held on 14th of February in the Belgrade Media center. A survey conducted a ...