Economic Incentives for Underdeveloped Municipalities and the Position of National Minorities

Ekonomski podsticaj nerazvijenim opštinama i položaj nacionalnih manjina

Author(s): Jelena Perković,Milan Vranjković / Language(s): Serbian

Keywords: Economic incentive; National minorities; Demographics; Migration trends; Migration patterns; Ethnic sensitivity; Regional development; Regional disparities; Multicultural regions

The project "Economic stimulus to underdeveloped municipalities and the position of national minorities" has everything prerequisites for research results to be relevant: a topic that identifies problems is selected target groups, and their solution should contribute to socio-economic changes through implementation measure of public policies based on the interpretation of data collected during this research. The part of the report titled Synthesis contains a comparative analysis of the presented data. In the last one part of the publication, the project team of the Center for Regionalism proposed recommendations. They are in research used data from various government bodies and organizations, scientific studies and data analysis, especially in areas of demography and migration trends.

STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT PLAN OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF PREŠEVO 2011-2016

STRATEŠKI PLAN RAZVOJA OPŠTINE PREŠEVO 2011-2016

Author(s): Maja Sokić,Jovica Damnjanović,Dijana Spalević,Mladen Cvetanović,Milijana Zdravković-Mihajlov,Tatjana Pavlović-Kržanić,Marija Nikolić,Sanda Ćorac,Vesna Stojaković,Radomir Šovljanski / Language(s): Serbian

Keywords: development; Preševo; muncipality; strategic planning;

Small groups of ethnic Minorities

Manje brojne nacionalne manjine

Author(s): Jelena Perković,Darko Baštovanović / Language(s): Serbian

Keywords: national minorities; Serbia

Research on the status, position and open issues of smaller national minority groups in Serbia.

The Role of Civil Society Organizations at the subnational Level in the Negotiation Process – Recommendations for Serbia

Uloga organizacija civilnog društva na podnacionalnom nivou u pregovaračkom procesu – Preporuke za Srbiju

Author(s): Oliver Ognjenović / Language(s): Serbian

Keywords: civil society organizations; subnational level; negotiation process; Serbia

ECONOMIC FACTORS AND INFLUENCE ON THE POSITION OF NATIONAL MINORITIES IN LOCAL COMMUNITIES - EXAMPLES OF THE HUNGARIAN, CROATIAN, ROMANIAN AND BULGARIAN NATIONAL MINORITIES

EKONOMSKI FAKTORI I UTICAJ NA POLOŽAJ NACIONALNIH MANJINA U LOKALNIM ZAJEDNICAMA - PRIMERI MAĐARSKE, HRVATSKE, RUMUNSKE I BUGARSKE NACIONALNE MANJINE

Author(s): Jelena Perković,Darko Baštovanović / Language(s): Serbian

Keywords: national minorities; Hungary; Croatia; Bulgaria; Romania

Simultaneous game in the Middle East: Regional Strategic Consequences of the Israel-Hezbollah War

Simultanka na Bliskom istoku: Regionalne strateške posledice rata Izraela i Hezbolaha

Author(s): Bušra Žaber / Language(s): Serbian

Keywords: Middle East: Israel-Hezbollah War

Since the end of the First World War and the collapse of the Ottoman Empire, the symbol of wars, conflicts, invasions and instability has been the Middle East. However, the events in this region are not happening in isolation from the rest of the world. Domestic problems intertwine with regional dynamics, and vice versa, while international actors strive to preserve interests and expand their influence. This means that the consequences of developments in one country can be reflected in the entire region, with the possibility of causing a number of stacked dominoes to fall.

Building influence - Turkey as a security provider in the Western Balkans

Izgradnja uticaja – Turska kao bezbednosni provajder na Zapadnom Balkanu

Author(s): Vuk Vuksanović / Language(s): Serbian

Keywords: Serbi; Turkey; Kosovo; Kosovo Security Forces (KSF); UN Security Council Resolution 1244; NATO; Kosovo Force (KFOR)

In July 2023, Serbian Minister of Defense and now Serbian Prime Minister Miloš Vučević publicly accused Turkey of training, arming and holding military exercises with the Kosovo Security Forces (KSF), Kosovo's crisis response formation, with the explicit aim of transforming the KSF into a full-fledged army by 2028. It is a process that Serbia opposes, continuing to invoke UN Security Council Resolution 1244, which does not accept any other armed formation on the ground except the NATO peacekeeping force, the Kosovo Force (KFOR).

Competition in green technologies: Strategies of the main players and where Serbia could find its place

Nadmetanje u zelenim tehnologijama: Strategije glavnih igrača i gde bi tu Srbija mogla da pronađe svoje mesto

Author(s): Mihail Korostikov / Language(s): Serbian

Keywords: European Union; United States; China; economic confrontation; green technology; lithium

The struggle between the European Union, the United States and China for dominance in the new markets of specific technologies could become the most important topic in the next two to three decades, which could overshadow all the military conflicts currently taking place in the world. It is conducted simultaneously on several fronts: there is artificial intelligence, new principles of industrial production (for example, the use of robots or additive technologies), space exploration, and much more. This report deals with the political and economic confrontation of the three parties in the field of the green technology industry and draws certain conclusions about the consequences it could have for Serbia. The role of Serbian reserves of lithium and other minerals important for the latest high-tech industry could affect the position of the country in the world in general, and especially its importance when it comes to the European Union.

How to free the captive state in Serbia? Towards security institutions and foreign policy in the service of citizens

Kako osloboditi zarobljenu državu u Srbiji? Ka bezbednosnim institucijama i spoljnoj politici u službi građana

Author(s): Jelena Pejić Nikić,Predrag Petrović / Language(s): Serbian

Keywords: Serbia; hybrid political regime; Security institutions; democracy; security intelligence services; police; private security companies

Numerous findings of domestic and foreign research organizations unequivocally indicate that Serbia is a captive state with a hybrid political regime. Security institutions play a major role in the capture of the state and the collapse of democracy in Serbia, as well as in preserving this state of affairs. The Belgrade Center for Security Policy (BCBP) was among the first organizations in Serbia to notice this negative trend, and during 2019 and 2020 it investigated and documented in detail the role of the security intelligence services, the police, the army and private security companies in state capture, as well as the impotence of supervisory and control authorities.

Feminist foreign policy in practice: Introducing an institutional framework for implementation in the post-Yugoslav sphere

Feministička spoljna politika u praksi: Uvođenje institucionalnog okvira za implementaciju u postjugoslovenskoj sferi

Author(s): Marie Jelenka Kirchner / Language(s): Serbian

Keywords: gender equality; social diversity; eminist Foreign Policy (FSP)

In the last few years, more and more decision-makers and policy-makers have followed the tireless activities of gender equality advocates: there is a strong interest in feminist views and efforts for gender equality, at least verbally. In its 2021 coalition agreement, the German government announced that it wanted to "strengthen the rights, resources and representation of women and girls globally and support social diversity." "In line with Feminist Foreign Policy" (Bundeserigung 2021), building on the Feminist Foreign Policy (FSP) model first introduced by the Swedish Government in 2014. On International Women's Day 2023, Slovenia also verbally committed to the FSP, as one of the last countries to announce a feminist approach to foreign policy and the first in Central and Eastern or Southeastern Europe.

Youth, guns and security: An analysis of the measures introduced after the multiple killings on May 3 and 4

Mladi, oružje i bezbednost: Analiza mera uvedenih nakon višestrukih ubistava 3. i 4. maja

Author(s): Dušan Stanković / Language(s): Serbian

Keywords: Serbia; gun control; violence;

After the multiple murders that took place on May 3 and 4, 2023, the Government of Serbia adopted a series of measures aimed at better gun control and improving safety in schools and among young people. Measures related to firearms are more numerous and implemented to a greater extent than others. However, the levels of violence have not been reduced because these measures do not affect their causes. The public call for the surrender of weapons gave results in terms of a large number of weapons collected, but the question arises as to why the previous actions were not so successful. It is also questionable why there are currently no campaigns that would educate citizens on the topic of the dangers of weapons and how to dispose of them.

Messy Diplomacy: Western Balkan Countries Facing the Gaza Conflict

Messy Diplomacy: Western Balkan Countries Facing the Gaza Conflict

Author(s): Srđan Cvijić,Vuk Vuksanović / Language(s): English

Keywords: Gaza Conflict; Russian invasion of Ukraine; Western Balkans; UN General Assembly; Hamas

The ongoing war that Israel is waging in Gaza against Hamas is one of the most consequential conflicts with serious political implications worldwide. The Gaza conflict has already diverted the world’s attention from what has been the most dominant international conflict in the past year and a half: the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Many countries in the Western Balkans are conflicted about what diplomatic stance to take on the Gaza war, primarily whether they should support Israel or Palestine or remain neutral since their decision-making will have to balance their domestic public, as well as their ties with Israel, Muslim countries and, most importantly, the US and the EU. The vote taken on October 26 in the UN General Assembly (hereinafter: UNGA) on the resolution that called for a truce between Israel and Hamas with a strong emphasis on humanitarian factors demonstrated how conflicted the Western Balkan countries were on the current conflict in Gaza.

Accumulator of green transition or colonial tailings dump: Political discourse on the "Jadar" project

Akumulator zelene tranzicije ili kolonijalno jalovište: Politički diskurs o projektu „Jadar”

Author(s): Luka Šterić / Language(s): Serbian

Keywords: "Jadar" project; Serbia;

The aim of this study is to analyze the political debate regarding the "Jadar" project. The study presents the development of the debate, key actors and dominant discourses that formulated it. The first part of the work is dedicated to understanding the wider context and importance of the project in Serbia and globally. In the second part, the three phases of the development of the discourse on the project "Jadar" will be presented. Then the actors and narratives that guided the political debate will be analyzed in more detail. Finally, in the last part, we will look at how the debate affected the political arena in Serbia, as well as the possible future of the discourse on this project and environmental topics in general.

Online narratives against "gender ideology" in Serbia

Onlajn narativi protiv „rodne ideologije” u Srbiji

Author(s): Ivana Ranković,Maja Bjeloš / Language(s): Serbian

Keywords: Serbia; anti-gender social movement; social networks

In Serbia, conservative intellectuals, nationalists, populists, homophobes, right-wing parties and groups have united in the last five years to form a new anti-gender social movement that enjoys strong support from religious organizations. Presenting "gender ideology" as a threat to national identity and describing themselves as protectors of "traditional Serbian values", these actors have become active in the media with national coverage, on the Internet and social networks, where they spread and promote anti-gender discourse, often by sharing misinformation.

Perception of public security and trust in security and judicial institutions: Socioeconomic influences in Serbia

Percepcija javne bezbednosti i poverenje u bezbednosne i pravosudne institucije: Socioekonomski uticaji u Srbiji

Author(s): Dušan Stanković / Language(s): Serbian

Keywords: public opinion survey; Serbia; public security; judicial institutions; national security; personal security

This analysis is based on a public opinion survey conducted in Serbia in 2022. The aim of this research was to investigate citizens' perception of public security and trust in security and judicial institutions in Serbia. The perception of public security is divided into issues of national security and personal security.

Digital surveillance in Serbia

Digitalni nadzor u Srbiji

Author(s): Andrijana Ristić / Language(s): Serbian

Keywords: Digital surveillance; Serbia; automatic data collection

The increasing reliance of citizens on digital technologies and devices has influenced the fact that states and private actors increasingly reach for various systems and tools for digital surveillance of citizens. Thus, high-resolution cameras, artificial intelligence and programs for biometric recognition, and tools for automatic data collection from the Internet as well as intrusive software for monitoring mobile phones have become the everyday reality of citizens around the world.

Russian Propaganda in Serbia and the Western Balkans: The Case of Telegram Channels

Russian Propaganda in Serbia and the Western Balkans: The Case of Telegram Channels

Author(s): Polina Greisman / Language(s): English

Keywords: Telegram; Russian media; Serbia; Russian government; propaganda

This study is based on the analysis of open data obtained from the Internet, dealing with Telegram channels that are directly connected to official Russian media. Serbia is no exception to the list of countries whose internal affairs found themselves on the receiving end of Russian government interference. However, due to the friendly relations between Russia and Serbia, these facts are rarely made public. Also, not all of them are obvious, at first glance, as propaganda and interference. That is why we will look at this issue in this study and, using the example of Serbia, find out what methods of propaganda and intervention Russia is using in a country that can be described as “friendly.”

Balkan Defence Monitor 2024

Balkan Defence Monitor 2024

Author(s): Helena Ivanov / Language(s): Serbian

Keywords: European Union; power influence; global order; globalization; geopolitics; Balkans; international relations; EU enlargement; -wing politics; Europe; Ukraine conflict; Middle East

We proudly present you the ‘BSC Trends: Reconstructing the Global (Dis)Order,’ the companion publication to the Belgrade Security Conference 2023, held in Belgrade from October 11th to 13th, 2023. This publication aims to shed light on and discuss, following the style of BSC discussions, the most significant global, regional, and local events, phenomena, and developments that have marked this year. These topics were part of the panel discussions in this year’s BSC conference program.

Enabling Just Change in the International Health Care Governance

Enabling Just Change in the International Health Care Governance

Author(s): Srđan Hercigonja / Language(s): English

Keywords: pandemic management; Western Balkan; covid-19;

This publication comes after months of research conducted by the Belgrade Centre for Security Policy, in collaboration with its partners in the Western Balkans region - Kosovar Centre for Security Studies (Prishtina), Centre for Security Studies (Sarajevo), Institute Alternative (Podgorica), Institute for Democracy and Mediation (Tirana) and Institute for Democracy “Societas Civilis” (Skopje). The first stage focused on desk research over the course of nine months. Extensive desk research followed, with semi-structured interviews with public health experts conducted in order to assess the pandemic management in each of the Western Balkan countries – North Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, Kosovo, Albania, and Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Violent Extremism in Serbia: Islamist and Far-right

Violent Extremism in Serbia: Islamist and Far-right

Author(s): Predrag Petrović,Marija Ignjatijević / Language(s): English

Keywords: Extremism; Serbia; Islamist; PREVEX project

Islamist extremism in Serbia is declining despite receiving significant attention, however, its non-violent forms have gained some traction in areas like Sanjak. On the other hand, political divisions signal a growing potential for political extremism in the region. In contrast, right-wing extremism is experiencing an upward trend, largely due to the Government's inaction and favourable media reporting. Upon conducting extensive research over five years, the research team aims to give an overview of the two major forms of extremism in Serbia. The first part focuses on the roots, occurrence, and ideological basis of both the Islamist and right-wing extremism in the country. The next chapter aims to explain the international ties of extremist groups, including foreign fighters and other types of links and cooperation mechanisms with foreign extremist networks.