There is no parliamentary control of the police due to the lack of a democratic culture and the fact that the Parliament became an administrative body implementing the Government’s decisions, it was assessed at the roundtable organized by Belgrade Centre for Security Policy (BCSP) on June 20, 2018 in Belgrade. Parliamentary control of the police is weak, although a large number of opposition parties entered the Parliament two years ago and ...

Investigating the causes and mechanisms driving peaceful transformation in the Balkans, the book edited by BCSP Director Sonja Stojanovic Gajic, and BCSP Board Member and Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Political Sciences Filip Ejdus examines developments in the region and contributes to discussions on security community building. Focusing on how different professional communities work together in the creation of regional peace and security, it sheds new light on how diplomats, ...

Good communication of the police through media and social networks contributes to greater confidence in the police, which means that citizens will inform police officers, and not tabloids when they see a security-threatening situation on the street, it was highlighted at the event dedicated to police communication that Belgrade Centre for Security Policy (BCSP) organized on June 14, 2018 in Belgrade. Insufficient transparency of the police, leaks or placement ...

The policy paper recommends possible solutions to overcome the current challenges in communication between the police and the media.

The importance of police using social media to communicate with citizens and build trust, current practices in Western Balkans, and recommentations for police to improve their social media presence and way of engaging citizens is detailed in the new BCSP publication.

Activities of Serbia's Ministry of Interior on Facebook so far, their success as well as aspects that need improvement are presented in the new BCSP analysis.

The Draft National Security Strategy of Serbia points to the erosion of democratic civilian control over the security system and further state capture, and the state-centric approach to security threats ignores the needs of citizens, it was highlighted at the event organized by the Belgrade Center for Security Policy (BCSP) as a contribution to the public debate on the Draft National Security Strategy and Draft Defense Strategy on May ...

Trust in the police has been growing in parallel with the perception of corruption and the impression that the work of the police is politicised. This is the main conclusion of the fourth annual public opinion survey "The Citizens’ Opinion of the Police Force" conducted by Belgrade Centre for Security Policy as a member of the regional POINTPULSE network.

Serbia is getting a new National Security Strategy after almost a decade. It is the supreme strategic document that identifies highest national interests and defines how to pursue and protect them in an altered security environment.