The Export of Weapons Protects Social Peace in Serbia, Not Peace in the World
The Export of Weapons Protects Social Peace in Serbia, Not Peace in the World

Author(s): Katarina Đokić
Subject(s): Politics, Economic policy, Security and defense, Military policy, Geopolitics
Published by: BCBP Beogradski centar za bezbednosnu politiku
Keywords: Accountability; Military; Security Sector Financing; Serbian Security Policy
Summary/Abstract: 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 ... 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 a particular country.

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