Dear friends and partners, our colleague Marija Pavlović tragically lost her life at the age of 34 in a traffic accident.

The Belgrade Centre for Security Policy has formed an International Advisory Committee consisting of 16 internationally recognized researchers, professors, representatives of the think-tank community, former officials – experts in international relations, defense, security and the rule of law.

How to improve the withdrawn Draft Law on Internal Affairs in order to effectively tackle the chronic problem of politicization of the Serbian police? We provided answers in the new publication of the prEUgovor coalition, which gathers BCSP and other six civil society organisations.

University of Belgrade – Faculty of Political Science is pleased to announce the first call for applications for the MA in Peace, Security and Development.

The year behind us was filled with serious challenges. The pandemic we are facing as humanity has been accompanied by a struggle to preserve the core values we follow. We have defended human rights, democracy, and the principles on which well-ordered state and society must rest. Together with you, we have raised important issues, awakened new energy and influenced change. Thank you for that! We know that in the next year, in which we will celebrate our 25th birthday, you will continue to be our greatest allies in building a safe and free community in solidarity.

The end of 2021 was marked by environmental protests. Citizens gathered peacefully for three Saturdays in a row, blocking key roads in more than 50 cities of Serbia. The response of the police during, but also in the days before and after the protest, is a cause for concern. In a new prEUgovor Brief Alert, the BCBP together with its partners points out the problematic actions of the police about the standards for securing public gatherings.

Due to severe threats and calls for violence targeting civil society representatives and journalists by certain MPs from the Serbian Progressive Party, without any sanctions, Belgrade Centre for Security Policy (BCSP) suspends all communication and cooperation with the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia.

It is with great regret that we inform the public that Milorad Timotic, one of the founders of the Belgrade Centre for Security Policy, a long-term Vice-President of the Executive Board and a member of the BCSP Assembly, has passed away.

Letter from the BCSP Director Igor Bandovic.