There are many findings of domestic and foreign research organisations that unequivocally indicate that Serbia is a captured state, with a hybrid political regime. Security institutions play a major role in the capture of the state and the collapse of democracy in Serbia, as well as in preserving the situation the way it is.

The Belgrade Centre for Security Policy strongly condemns the physical attack on Vuk Cvijić, an investigative journalist and member of the Civil Committee for the protection of human rights defenders and whistleblowers of the Belgrade Centre for Security Policy.

Bilateral disputes between European Union member states and candidate countries are one of the key obstacles to EU enlargement. They have been plaguing the EU accession process ever since the breakup of Yugoslavia and the subsequent border dispute between EU member Slovenia and candidate country Croatia which then ensued. More recently we have the case of North Macedonia. It became a candidate country in 2005 but ever since, its accession negotiations have been bogged down by endless bilateral disputes.

From April 21st to 26th, 2024, Bečići, Montenegro became a hub for fostering peace and dialogue as it hosted the second Regional Peacebuilding Academy.

In the past few years, a growing number of policy- and decision-makers seem to have heeded the tireless efforts of gender advocates: there is a strong interest in feminist perspectives and gender equality efforts, at least rhetorically.

The half-day conference titled “Behind the Scenes of the Balkan Defence Policies,” organised by the Belgrade Centre for Security Policy, was the opportunity to present and discuss the main findings of the latest edition of the Balkan Defence Monitor.

This study is based on the analysis of open data obtained from the Internet, dealing with Telegram channels that are directly connected to official Russian media.

We present you the new Balkan Defence Monitor - independent and comprehensive source of information regarding defence topics in the region.

After another in a series of police measures and decisions against Russian citizens from Serbia, the Belgrade Centre for Security Policy is asking the Ministry of Interior to announce what kind of threat Russian anti-war activists pose to the Constitution and security of the Republic of Serbia and whether such behavior is in line with the interests of our or any other country.