Continuous education and the active role of institutions are effective ways of combating extremism, it was emphasized at the MAN 2019 conference dedicated to the understanding and prevention of extremism in which the Executive Director of the Belgrade Centre for Security Policy (BCSP) Predrag Petrovic participated on 14 June 2019 in Belgrade. BCSP Executive Director Predrag Petrovic talked about the shortcomings of the education system and the lack of ...

The latest Belgrade Centre for Security Policy (BCSP) working study summarizes the key findings of a survey on relations towards major powers and their influence on Serbia and Serbia’s foreign policy. The research was conducted from 26 December 2016 until 14 January 2017 on reprezentative sample of 1,403 adult citizens of Serbia (excluding Kosovo).

{image1} Results of the Belgrade Center for Security Policy survey showed that Serbia is deeply polarized society and the need for defining of the policy of neutrality, as well as the comprehensive public debate on National Security Strategy, highlighted the conference held on 8th March 2017 in Belgrade. At the conference was presented BCBP's study „Public perception of Serbia’s foreign policy“, which shows that the majority of 1.400 respondents ...

Incompatibility of public procurements with the real needs of employees, poor enforcement of procedures and lack of staff are the main causes of wasteful procurements in the security sector, are conclusions of the conference "Financing security for  XXI Century" organized by the Belgrade Centre for Security Policy (BCSP) on 21st of  February 2017 in Belgrade. The first task under Chapter 5 of the negotiations with the European Union is ...

Expedient financing of civil protection at the local level was the topic of a discussion held on Friday, September 30, in Majdanpek, which was organized by the Belgrade Center for Security Policy (BCSP) with the support of the Resource Centre, a partner of the PRO-CURE Group. A case study "Extorted procurement-how local authorities unlawfully procure equipment for firefighters" by Dejan Skoric was also presented during the discussion. ’Even though ...

Belgrade Centre for Security Policy is presenting an interview that BCSP Executive Director Predrag Petrovic had with a Dutch expert Matthéus van den Bersselaar.

Police reform is crucial for Serbia’s progress under negotiating Chapter 24, it was assessed at the panel discussion organized by BCSP and OSCE.

At the panel discussion “What kind of security services are really needed in Serbia” that was organized by the Belgrade Centre for Security Policy on 21 June 2016 in Belgrade was concluded that Serbia needs functioning security services that are subjects of democratic and civilian control. This panel has opened discussion on the best solutions for further development of the security services and security-intelligence system in order to maximize ...

It is necessary to encourage local communities to engage in the progress of Serbia’s EU accession.