INTERNATIONAL SECURITY COOPERATION

Military cooperation between Serbia and the United States is the topic of the latest analysis by BCBP researcher Maria Ignjatijevic.

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.

As NATO’s presence in the Balkan region continues to grow, experts generally agree that NATO’s pursuit of regional cooperation and mutually beneficial relationships for security has had some level of success, but also acknowledge that NATO membership has been a source of bureaucratic frustration for some members. In the discussion “NATO in the Balkans, the Balkans in NATO,” the balance of these benefits and challenges were reflected upon by experts who analyzed how this influence has impacted the region.

Masks have slipped and the interests of Serbia’s foreign policy were exposed during the COVID-19 pandemic. These interests are not based on the principles of common goods, but on mechanism for preserving the existing internal order. This is one of the conclusions in the foreign policy analysis compiled by the Belgrade Centre for Security Policy (BCSP), which provides an overview of the most important global trends and of Serbia's foreign policy response to them during the two-month state of emergency.

{image1}  Personal data protection in the context of international cooperation between police and other law enforcement authorities, and Chapter 24 of Serbia's accession negotiations with the European Union was the focus of the seminar organized by the Belgrade Centre for Security Policy (BCSP) on 26 July 2019 in Belgrade. Since the implementation of a new law regulating personal data protection is soon to start in Serbia, BCSP invited a ...

{image1} Radicalization, corruption, migration, organized crime, the Belgrade-Pristina conflict and state capture are the biggest challenges in the Western Balkans - this is one of the conclusions of the first "International Balkans Session" organized by the Institute for Higher National Defence Studies from France, which was held from 1 to 11 May 2019 in Paris. Participants from the countries of Southeastern Europe, including BCSP Executive Director Predrag Petrovic, gathered ...

BCSP intern Pavle Nedic analyzed media reporting on military exercises, peacekeeping missions, multinational operations and IPAP in Serbia.

{image1}What kind of training is needed by staff officers for multinational peacekeeping operations in order to be able to apply compatible operating concepts and standards, even though they come from different countries was in the focus of a study visit to the Peace Support Operations Training Centre (PSOTC) in Sarajevo organized by the Belgrade Centre for Security Policy (BCSP) 16-18. December 2018. The visit was organized with the aim ...

{image1} By „researching“ Serbia's participation in the virtual peacekeeping mission, the BCSP provided its contribution to the multinational exercise Viking 18, which was held  16-26. April 2018. The focus of the exercise was on a comprehensive approach to peacebuilding and crisis management, which involves the cooperation of all relevant civil and military actors. Researchers Katarina Djokic, Marija Ignjatijevic and Jelena Pejic represented BCSP at the international exercise, which was ...