In the absence of a public debate, the Belgrade Centre for Security Policy takes this opportunity to comment on the amendments and point out those it considers problematic or inadequately explained.

<spanArial","sans-serif";color:#212121;background:white">Domestic legislation sets very strict criteria and a complicated procedure for deciding on arms exports. However, these criteria are not respected in practice. It is therefore no wonder that Serbian weapons occasionally end up in the wrong hands. There are two reasons: export growth is necessary to maintain an increasing number of jobs in the defence industry and the government doesn’t analyze the long-term effects of arms exports to ...

Illegal weapons accumulated in the hands of Western Balkans citizens is a serious security threat. A roadmap was adopted to combat the illegal possession, misuse and trafficking of small arms and light weapons.

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.

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.

Prof. dr Bogoljub Milosavljević in the new BCSP publication analyzes how the security system of the Republic of Serbia is regulated in the Constitution of 2006 and gives recommendations for its improvement, taking in account leassons learned from serbian constitutional tradition, as well as exemplary comparative solutions in this area.

Marina Matic Boskovic, Vice President of the Program Council of the Association of Public Prosecutors of Serbia in the new BCSP publication analyzes the standards of independence of the judiciary and to what extent they are achieved in the Working Version of the Draft Amendments to the Constitution. The text analyzes the provisions of the current Constitution and proposes solutions for improving the constitutional position of the judiciary.