Serbia let Putin’s spies zap dogs with ‘sound cannons’
Serbian intelligence officers tested sound cannons on dogs in collaboration with Russia’s notorious security service, according to government documents seen…
Is Serbia heading toward a Serbo-Maidan?
Mass demonstrations against Aleksandar Vucic’s government could turn brutal in the year ahead. For more than a year, Serbia has…
Russia loses Venezuela, the avocado ally
Half a dozen years ago, the Kremlin indicated it would be willing to drop its support for Nicolás Maduro in Venezuela in exchange for…
The prolonged war in Ukraine shatters the myth of Russian military supremacy
Jan. 11 marked a new milestone for the war in Ukraine: 1,418 days. That is how long the Soviet army…
If you think you had a bad year, just look at Aleksandar Vučić
If you think you had a bad year, just look at Aleksandar Vučić. Serbia’s strongman, now in power for almost a decade and…
Vučić threatens world powers while students clear snow: Regime strong in words, weak on the sidewalks
There used to be longer and colder winters with snow in Belgrade. And more waste. And colder Januaries. In 1962,…
Seizure of Putin’s oil tanker: A test of sanctions enforcement and NATO unity
The seizure of Marinera: a test of global sanctions, alliance resolve and Britain’s quiet but indispensable role in making enforcement…
FAZ: Dark economic times ahead for Serbia
Mass public discontent, sanctions against NIS, and the collapse of a foreign policy in which Vučić sought to be on…
Institutional collapse and the blocking of Serbia’s European path
Confronted with increasingly serious and almost insurmountable challenges both domestically and internationally, the regime of Aleksandar Vučić has opened a…
New U.S. doctrine rattles Belgrade: Why is Vučić concerned?
Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić convened an emergency session of the National Security Council on January 4, instructing state security and…
An alliance that comes at a high cost: The political and economic price of Serbia’s closeness to Russia
The relationship between Serbia and Russia is deeply rooted in a historical continuity that goes beyond traditional diplomacy. Since the…
2025 saw the biggest change in U.S.- Russia relations cince the October Revolution
2025 saw the greatest and fastest change in United States-Russia relations since the 1917 Russian Revolution. This transformation has been…
Russia’s manufacturing sector in continued decline: Activity falls for the seventh consecutive month
Russia’s manufacturing sector continued to weaken at the end of 2025, with business activity contracting for the seventh month in…
“Goodbye, Kremlin”: EU prepares full ban on russian oil and gas
The European Parliament (EP) has approved tougher regulations to phase out imports of Russian gas, including LNG and pipeline gas,…
Dačić and Milošević’s nephew sing nationalist songs at SPS celebration
The Socialist Party of Serbia (SPS) marked the 35th anniversary of its founding on December 27, 2025, at the “Zlatibor”…
NB8 – The nordic approach to russian aggression and hybrid threats
In the Baltic Sea basin there exists an entire ecosystem of alliances, bilateral and multilateral agreements, organizations, initiatives, associations, working…
EU or Russia: How would Serbia vote in a referendum?
If a referendum on Serbia’s accession to the European Union were held next week, the pro-EU option would win by…
Narratives of serbian officials ahead of the december 28 elections
On the eve of the December 28 elections, the political discourse of Serbian officials has been marked by an intensified…
From defense to deterrence: Is NATO’s hybrid doctrine changing?
Drones in Poland. Military aircraft in Estonian airspace. Balloons over Lithuania. Repeated airspace breaches in Romania. These incidents form a…
AI in multi-domain operations: Capabilities and challenges
Artificial intelligence systems are becoming increasingly important in planning and conducting multi-domain operations thanks to their ability to quickly process…
Russian drones in NATO airspace: Rising tensions and implications for security
On November 24, 2015 after Russia had already launched its invasion of Ukraine, a Russian Sukhoi Su-24 was shot down by a…
Information warfare: How PSYOPS shapes National Security and NATO Alliances
PSYOPS capabilities must be seen as an important element of the defensive system of the Polish state. At the same…
The bankruptcy of Vučić’s domestic and foreign policy
The year 2025 has turned into a year of “political bills coming due” for the regime of Aleksandar Vučić, which…
Europe’s Minilateral Moment
The rise of ‘minilateral’ Europe now stands at a crossroads. Will countries seek to structure the new ad hoc formats…
What kind of nuns finance a war of aggression?
Pro-Putin nuns from Belarus, operating stalls at Christmas markets across Europe, are raising funds to directly support Russia’s war in…
A European-Led ‘Multinational Force Ukraine’ Will Guarantee Peace, Says Merz
Merz said that a ceasefire in Ukraine is in sight for the first time since the start of the war,…
Vučić’s BIA: From protecting russians to spying on the opposition and serbian citizens
Recent changes at the top of Serbia’s Security Information Agency (BIA) are not a routine rotation, but a calculated move…
30 years after Dayton – lessons for today
Thirty years ago, on Dec. 14, 1995, the presidents of Bosnia, Croatia, and Serbia gathered in Paris to sign the…
G2 – the calm before the storm?
The confrontation between the United States and China has long seemed inevitable. But Donald Trump – a businessman by all…
Rewriting borders of truth: How Russian FIMI falsifies historical memory
Since the outbreak of Russia’s full-scale aggression against Ukraine, Moscow has visibly intensified its fight for so-called ‘true history’. The…
Putin’s imprisoned children: How Russia crushes young voices of dissent
A simple social media video, in which a teenager holds a sign reading “Freedom for political prisoners” and “I am…
The Network of Radoičić and Veselinović at the Center of Chinese Debt and Questionable Projects in Serbia
The story of Chinese investments in Serbia is usually presented as a success, but the more the deals closed behind…
Serbian politician Dragan Shormaz: “NIS” for Russia is an instrument of destabilization in Europe and an intelligence platform
After leading the country into an inexplicable political and diplomatic position, Aleksandar Vučić was forced to admit two truths…
Hybrid Warfare and Disinformation: How Russia Is Combining Propaganda with Military Attacks in Ukraine
Since 2022, Russia’s information operations have moved beyond propaganda. In 2025, the Kremlin’s disinformation campaigns are synchronised with missile strikes,…
Serbia is seeking EU membership while simultaneously strengthening its economic and military ties with China and Russia
A hearing of the US House Foreign Affairs Committee discussed in detail the situation in the Western Balkans, including Russian…
What might a Ukraine peace deal look like?
President Donald Trump’s envoy, Steve Witkoff, visited Moscow for talks on Tuesday with Russian President Vladimir Putin about a possible…
Rutte dismisses concerns about US commitment to NATO ahead of Ukraine meeting
Rutte’s comments come after President Donald Trump’s 28-point proposal to end the almost four-year war in Ukraine dismayed European allies…
War criminal and former member of the Army of Republika Srpska avoids prison and joined a Russian paramilitary unit in Ukraine: “I’m playing war”
War criminal Novak Stjepanović, who was sentenced to 13 years in prison in Serbia for crimes against civilians in Bratunac,…
Zelenskyy In Paris, Witkoff To Moscow, In ‘Pivotal Week’ For Ukraine Talks
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was at the Elysee Palace in Paris on December 1 for talks with his French counterpart,…
US and UK agree zero tariffs deal on pharmaceuticals
The UK and the US have agreed a deal to keep tariffs on UK pharmaceutical shipments into America at zero.…
Ukrainian delegation and US officials met in Miami before Moscow talks
Top Trump administration officials met with Ukrainian negotiators in Florida on Sunday, pushing to broker an end to Russia’s war…