NATO

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.

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.

The extent of NATO’s contribution to regional cooperation in the field of education and training, and specifically the role of PTECs and DEEP will be examined in the analysis by BCSP Researcher Marija Ignjatijevic.

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

BCSP Researcher Katarina Djokic examined NATO’s role in enhancing regional security cooperation and which challenges and opportunities the Alliance faces.

{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} Serbia is making good use of the available partnership mechanisms with NATO regarding military exercises and peacekeeping missions, but not for the development of the defence industry, it was concluded at the conference on military cooperation organized by the Belgrade Center for Security Policy (BCSP) on 22 February 2018 at Zira hotel. At the opening of the conference "The Future of Serbia’s Military Cooperation", BCSP Director Sonja Stojanovic ...

{image1} Relations between Serbia and NATO, media freedom and building of democratic culture were the main subjects of the meeting of Belgrade Centre for Security Policy (BCSP) and NATO’s Parliamentary Assembly, held in the BCSP library on June 14, 2017. Delegation was led by Dutch senator Menno Knip, Chairmen of the Sub-Committee on Transition and Development of the Economics and Security Committee of NATO’s Parliamentary Assembly. Members of delegation ...