editor, Author at Center for Western Balkans Studies

The “General Staff” Case as an Exam for Vučić

The project for the reconstruction of the former General Staff complex in the center of Belgrade, which the Serbian government planned to implement together with the son-in-law of U.S. President…

December 8, 2025Articles

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Western Balkans Overview Nov 29, 2025 – CWBS

Hungary and Serbia strengthen energy cooperation Against the background of U.S. sanctions against the company “Naftna Industrija Srbije” (NIS), controlled by Russia’s Gazprom Neft, Budapest has taken on a key…

November 30, 2025Reports

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Walk on the edge (Balsa Bozovic)

The 2025 European Commission Report arrived at a moment when Aleksandar Vučić appeared to have temporarily consolidated his authoritarian rule after a year of the most severe political crisis of…

November 28, 2025Opinions

Opinions

Vučić can politically resurrect as prime minister (Boris Varga)

In Serbia, the control of elections will be important, but also the post-election combinatorics. The anniversary of the collapse of the canopy in Novi Sad, where 16 people deceased, passed…

November 25, 2025Opinions

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Western Balkans Overview Nov 21, 2025 – CWBS

Albania has opened the last negotiation cluster for EU accession. Cluster 5, “Resources, Agriculture and Cohesion,” was officially opened during the Intergovernmental Conference in Brussels. This step has symbolic and…

November 24, 2025Reports

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Kosovo Will Try to Reset Itself

On 28 December 2025, Kosovo will hold early parliamentary elections, which will be the second parliamentary elections within a year. The re-election of the parliament became inevitable after nine months…

November 21, 2025Articles

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Western Balkans Overview Nov 12, 2025 – CWBS

Serbia is Ready to Supply Ammunition to Ukraine Through European Countries The President of Serbia, Aleksandar Vučić, in an interview with the German outlet Cicero, stated that the Serbian defense…

November 15, 2025Reports

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How Russia Created an Oil Trap for Serbia

The oil industry of Serbia has found itself on the verge of catastrophe due to its dependence on Russia. The sanctions strike, aimed at weakening the Russian energy sector and…

November 14, 2025Articles

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Has External Influence Played a Decisive Role in Anti-Immigration Mobilization in Montenegro? (Ljubomir Filipović)

The violence against Turkish nationals that occurred in Montenegro represents the culmination of a weeks-long anti-immigration campaign of hatred and disinformation in the domestic media and social sphere. This campaign…

November 10, 2025Opinions

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How Detektor Journalists Found the Russian Spy (Nino Bilajac)

Polish prosecutors are investigating acts of sabotage involving courier shipments containing hidden incendiary devices that ignited during transport, causing fires at Leipzig and Birmingham airports. The investigation also includes plans…

November 6, 2025Opinions