FOREIGN INFLUENCE

What challenges the new American administration will face in the Balkans, and how should it approach them? Read in the latest analysis of BCSP researcher Vuk Vuksanović.

How narratives about foreign direct investments contribute to the state capture – find out in the latest publication written by BCSP Researcher Luka Šterić.

Besides big players like Russia and China, today there are a lot more non-western countries involved in the Balkans and this kind of change of foreign policies led to some deals and agreements between this non-western countries and the Balkans, in both geopolitical and economic way. This was pointed out on the online discussion “Turkey, Israel and the United Arab Emirates in the Balkans” organized by LSE IDEAS and Ratiu Forum, in the partnership with BCSP.

The topic of the latest BCSP analysis are relations between Serbia and USA in the area of culture.

The public opinion poll conducted by the Belgrade Centre for Security Policy (BCSP) in October 2020 shows that the society is divided, both when it comes to measures taken in relation to the COVID-19 pandemic and regarding the reaction of the competent institutions to the health crisis.

The citizens of Serbia and Kosovo support the dialogue, but it is not clear to them what exactly Belgrade and Pristina are negotiating about. The dialogue has not improved mutual relations, nor do citizens feel personal benefit from it. At the interpersonal level, the ethnic distance between Serbs and Albanians is great and most would not accept the other as a family member or superior at work. This could change if politicians and the media close to them change their current narratives, it was pointed out during event co-organized by the Belgrade Centrr for Security Policy (BCSP), Foreign Policy Institute at Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies and the Kosovo Center for Security Studies (KCSS) on December 7th.

According to a public opinion survey Serbian citizens identify Russia and China as their greatest friends. As the country's most important foreign policy priorities, citizens recognize preserving Kosovo as part of Serbia, strengthening cooperation with neighboring countries and strengthening cooperation with Russia. More than half of the citizens do not support Serbia's membership in the EU.

What experts from Belgrade, Pristina, Brussels and Washington think about the role of the United States in solving the Kosovo problem - read in the BCSP publication published within this year's Belgrade Security Forum.

The current challenges of the European Union's enlargement to the Western Balkans are a good opportunity to rethink our own efforts towards the realization of the rule of law. This was one of the conclusions of the discussion "What can we do for the rule of law in the Western Balkans in 2020?" in which BCSP Director Igor Bandovic  participated. The event was held on 20 November 2019 in ...