REGIONAL SECURITY COOPERATION

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.

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

Are you passionate about your work and about making your community a better place? Do you want to look at the future of the Western Balkans from the perspectives of academic research, the arts, business, journalism, politics, and sports to better understand why the region is the way it is and how the different perspectives can help find solutions to local and regional issues that need to change? Are you interested in joining a growing Network of active individuals from across the Western Balkans who are making a difference in their communities, but also building lasting connections within their countries and across the region? If you think you are the right candidate for this program, we invite you to apply for the Regional Youth Partnerships!

Turkey’s more assertive posture towards the Balkans is neglected compared to the commentariat that deals with Russia and China. To fill this policy gap, the research team of the Belgrade Centre for Security Policy (BCSP) has conducted research based on the analysis of secondary source material and, even more importantly, on fieldwork interviews that involved 16 sources, academics and think tank researchers based in Istanbul and Ankara.

The half-day conference titled “Walking the (Barb)wire: Balkans between the War and Peace,” organised by the Belgrade Centre for Security Policy, was the opportunity to present and discuss the findings of the latest edition of the Balkan Defence Monitor, as well as of the public opinion poll on regional relations.

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

The study analyses Serbian citizens' views on three main topics – the possibility of outbreak of conflict in the Balkans, Serbia's bilateral relations with its neighbours, as well as the key benefits and opportunities of regional cooperation and initiatives.

Are you passionate about your work and about making your community a better place? Do you have an interest in looking at the world from different perspectives – from the view of politics, of business, of journalism, of art – in order to better understand why the world is as it is and how different perspectives can be helpful in finding solutions for things that need to be changed? Do you enjoy meeting new people and collaborating with others who share your commitment to make the world a better place? If so, we invite you to apply to join the REGIONAL YOUTH PARTNERSHIP program!

What do the citizens of Serbia think about the dialogue between Belgrade and Pristina? What do they see as the best outcome of the dialogue? How do they assess the relations between Albania and Serbia? We present you an analysis of citizens' attitudes on these topics.