Supporters of the ruling Serbian Progressive Party members, protected by police, clashed with protesters again in major Serbian cities on Thursday night as months of anti-corruption demonstrations erupted into civil unrest for a fifth consecutive night. In cities and towns across the country, protesters mostly demonstrated at Progressive Party (SNS) …
Read More »Serbian Ruling Party Office Set on Fire as Unrest Continues
An opposition councillor in the city assembly, Ivan Manic, told N1 at the start of Saturday night’s protest that Valjevo has never before witnessed scenes like the ones seen in recent days. “The past few days have been the most dramatic in our history. Nothing like this has ever been …
Read More »The Kosovo Specialist Chambers and the Likely Demise of Reconciliation
Created in 2015, the Kosovo Specialist Chambers war crimes court was supposed to help foster post-war reconciliation between ethnic Albanians and Serbs. It never stood a chance. The Kosovo Specialist Chambers in The Hague drove another nail in the coffin of ‘reconciliation’ last month when it released a decision granting …
Read More »Rekordna potrošnja u Kosjeriću i Zaječaru: Koliko su koštale kampanje SNS-a – Centar za istraživačko novinarstvo Srbije
Za izbornu kampanju u Kosjeriću ove godine SNS je potrošio preko 31 milion dinara, pokazuju podaci iz izveštaja o troškovima izborne kampanje stranke na sajtu Agencije za sprečavanje korupcije. Na svim prehodnim izborima troškovi kampanje SNS-a u ovoj opštini nisu bili više od 459 hiljada dinara, koliko je ova stranka …
Read More »Serbian-American ‘Trumpocrat’ Boosts Bosnia’s Dodik on Social Media
Blagojevich hasn’t just been boosting Dodik, but also making alarmist statements about the security situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina – claiming that anti-American Islamists could thrive in the country’s Bosniak and Croat-led Federation entity. In the Federation entity, “Iran has developed a base of operations modelled after what it did …
Read More »Serbia: Vučić’s Self-Critical Turn, A Chance To Overcome The Current Situation? – Analysis
Serbia stands at a critical political and societal crossroads. What began as a student-led protest has evolved into a wider civic movement, exposing two sharply contrasting visions of the country’s future. Pressure is mounting on all fronts. The question that will shape the coming period is whether the current momentum …
Read More »How Can Serbia Overcome The Current Situation? – Analysis
The Republic of Serbia is undergoing a turbulent phase in its socio-political development. The collapse of the canopy at the Novi Sad railway station on 1 November 2024 marked the beginning of a wave of student protests and the blockade of higher education institutions across the country. Classes have been …
Read More »Overcoming Inertia in Kosovo
Kosovo has lately ceased to generate angst-ridden headlines in international media. The situation in and around the Western Balkan country appears to be stable. After a violent standoff in the northern village of Banjska in September 2023, tensions with Serbia have gone down a notch or two. In recent weeks, …
Read More »Kosovo-Serbia Dialogue: A Litmus Test for the EU’s Geopolitical Ambitions
Success in the Serbia-Kosovo dialogue would demonstrate the EU’s relevance as a strategic actor, just as it is being questioned elsewhere. At a critical geopolitical juncture, the European Union finds itself navigating crises on multiple fronts. In Ukraine, its influence remains secondary to that of the US and Russia; tensions …
Read More »Serbs ‘love Britain’, diplomat said months after Bosnian genocide
A senior British diplomat said “Bosnian Serbs love us to an embarrassing degree” after their rebel army massacred thousands of Muslim civilians in a war where John Major’s government was often seen as pro-Serb. Charles Crawford, Britain’s ambassador to Bosnia who made the remark, added “we need to continue to …
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