THESE TWO LOOK HAPPY,
DON’T THEY?

Daniel Serwer

January 29, 2024

That of course is EU envoy Miroslav Lajcak on the left and Serbian President
Vucic on the right. Accompanying this photo, Lajcak wrote: Arriving in Belgrade this morning, I
met with @predsednikrs @avucic. In our discussion, we focused on the strategic outlook for...   More >>>

POLICE BRUTALITY
AGAINST CITIZENS MUST
STOP

25 December 2023

The organizations gathered around the Three
Freedoms Platform strongly condemn the police
brutality towards the
citizens gathered at the protests in front of the Belgrade City Assembly on Sunday, December 24, and call for an immediate reaction by the competent authorities to protect basic rights and...   More >>>

A COLD SHOULDER MIGHT
GET MORE RESULTS

Daniel Serwer

December 15, 2023

This is one of those moments in the Balkans when what is not said is more important than what
is said. The Americans and Europeans have so far failed to publish the results of their announced investigations of the September 24 failed Serb uprising in northern
Kosovo. On...   More >>>

THE PROSPECTS FOR
RUSSIAN-SERBIAN
RELATIONS AMID
SANCTIONS

Ekaterina Entina,
Ekaterina Chimiris,
Milan Lazovich

Moscow 2023

Within the Balkans, Serbia and other countries in the region have traditionally played a rather important role for Russia. This is defined not only by the...
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Helsinki Committee for
Human Rights in Serbia

HOW IS RUSSIA LOCALLY
PERCEIVED ON BOTH
SOCIETAL AND POLITICAL
LEVELS IN SERBIA?

Sonja Biserko,
Izabela Kisic

4 September 2023

Pro-Russian orientation in Serbia has always existed, having an almost mythical character. However, the relationship with Russia in the second Yugoslavia was balanced. Only with the...
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GERMAN GOVERNMENT
ON REPORT OF
HELSINKI COMMITTEE
SERBIA

10 July 2023

The German government has taken note of the mentioned report by the non-governmental organization "Helsinki Committee for Human Rights in Serbia" with concern. The negative developments outlined therein in the areas of democracy, rule of law, and media freedom...   More >>>

IS BANKRUPTING
REPUBLIKA SRPSKA
A GOOD IDEA?

Daniel Serwer

July 9, 2023

Republika Srpska (RS) President Dodik has for years sliced the salami thin piece by thin piece. He is getting his sub-national entity, the 49% of Bosnia and Herzegovina’s territory that is majority Serb, closer to independence. With Russian backing, he is now taking bigger slices. The
RS Assembly...   More >>>

JANUSZ BUGAJSKI’S
WASHINGTON VIEW: US
AND EU ENABLE
MOSCOW’S BALKAN
SUBVERSION

Janusz Bugajski

3 July 2023, istraga.ba

Washington and Brussels claim that by courting Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić they are weaning him away from Moscow and creating a common front against the Putin regime. However, the evidence demonstrates the exact opposite...   More >>>