Successful fight against interference of politics in the work of the police will lead to more tangible results in the fight against organized crime, it was highlighted at the panel on Chapter 24 of EU negotiations organized by the Belgrade Centre for Security Policy (BCSP) within the Seventh Plenary Session of the National Convention on the European Union (NCEU) on 10 June 2019 in Belgrade. The European Commission's highest ...

What will the Western Balkans look like in 2025? Will we witness Republika Srpska declare independence, a worsening of relations between Kosovo and Serbia, and the rise of ethnic tensions across the region - or will we celebrate Montenegro and Serbia joining the EU, with good reason to hope that the rest of the region will soon follow? BCSP Researcher Isidora Stakic contributed to the paper “Balkan futures - ...

The Armament Industry European Research Group (ARES Group) published a policy paper titled "Defence Industrial Policy in Serbia: Drivers and Influence" authored by Belgrade Centre for Security Policy researcher Katarina Djokic. The author deals with the issue where is currently the defence industry in Serbia, but also what are it’s prospects for the future. Djokic gives an overview of the relevant political context, describes the state of the industry ...

The policy paper recommends possible solutions to overcome the current challenges in communication between the police and the media.

1. What about the women? Understanding and Addressing the Problem of ISIS Female Recruitment in the Western Balkans Author: Eric Mietz This policy paper aims to bring attention to an oft-neglected security problem in the Western Balkans: women being recruited by—and migrating to—the Islamic State. The first part of the paper looks at the numbers of women leaving from the Western Balkans to Islamic State-held territory, the profiles of women ...

In this policy paper BCSP researcher Katarina Djokic analyses expenditure performance of Serbian Ministry of Defense by looking at the example of the G-4 Super Galeb military trainer aircraft modernization project.

In 2016, Belgrade Centre for Security Policy (BCSP) contributed to the regional mechanism for democracy and the rule of law in Macedonia, Serbia and Montenegro, through the implementation of reforms contained in Chapter 23 - Judiciary and Fundamental Rights, and Chapter 24 - Justice, Freedom and Security. In association with the European fond for Balkans (EFB) and civil society organisations from Macedonia (European Policy Institute) and Montenegro (Institute Alternative) ...

How to write a policy paper, what distinguishes think-tank organizations of other civil society organizations and what include chapters 23 and 24 of the negotiations with the EU are among the topics on which the XVI generation of interns discussed with the BCSP research team during the first seminar, held on the 1st and 3rd September.

BCSP researchers Maja Bjelos and Bojan Elek in this paper analyse the implementation of the Agreement reached in Brussels in April 2013, focusing on the key part of the Agreement which explicitly stated that local Serbian Ministry of Internal Affairs (MUP) units would be disbanded and integrated into the Kosovo Police (KP).