Serbia Archives - Robert Lansing Institute

Northern Kosovo and Serbia’s strategy of permanent instability

An explosion that was never just about water. When an explosion damaged the Ibër-Lepenc water canal in northern Kosovo on 29 November 2024, it was initially framed as an attack…

December 19, 2025Kosovo, Serbia

Conflict Intelligence ops Psyops

Suspicious death of Jugoimport SDPR representative Radomir Kurtić in Moscow (17 Nov 2025)

On 17 November 2025, Radomir Kurtić, a long-tenured employee and representative of Serbia’s state-owned arms-trade company Yugoimport SDPR, was found dead on a street in Moscow. Serbian services reportedly briefed President Aleksandar Vučić, while Russian investigative…

December 18, 2025Russia, Serbia

Conflict War crimes

“Human Hunting” in the Siege of Sarajevo, political networks, paramilitary structures, and alleged Sniper Safaris

The Siege of Sarajevo (1992-1996) remains one of the most prolonged and devastating urban blockades in modern European history. Bosnian Serb forces encircled the city for nearly four years, deploying…

November 18, 2025Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia

Conflict Intelligence ops War crimes

Sarajevo Safari: How the Kremlin Weaponizes Old War Crimes to Discipline Today’s ‘Disloyal’ Allies”

From “brotherhood” to treason: Russia’s punishment of Vučić In spring 2025, Russia’s SVR and MFA publicly accused Serbia of “stabbing Russia in the back” and effectively committing treason by allowing large volumes…

November 17, 2025Bosnia and Herzegovina, Russia, Serbia

Geopolitics Governance ideology

The Serbian World crisis and Russia’s search for a new Balkan foothold

As Serbia wavers between Moscow and Brussels, the idea of a “Serbian World” is unraveling under the pressures of the Ukraine war. With Belgrade’s double game exposed, Russia may shift…

November 12, 2025Kosovo, Russia, Serbia, Ukraine, USA

Conflict Terrorism

Serbia’s hybrid warfare in Kosovo through state-tolerated terrorism

Serbian State Terrorism in Kosovo, Europe’s Silence and the Consequences for Regional Security In the autumn of 2025, a rare but revealing event reignited debate about Serbia’s covert interventions and…

November 7, 2025Kosovo, Serbia

Conflict Corruption Democracy Governance

Serbia’s Student Uprising One Year On: A Crisis of Legitimacy for Vučić

Serbia one year after the student uprising: November 1 protest set to shake the regime In November 2024, mass protests erupted in Novi Sad after a tent collapsed at the city’s…

November 3, 2025Serbia

Conflict Governance ideology Propaganda and Disinformation

The reinvention of an Old Front: Propaganda and Proxy Battles in Northern Kosovo

In the wooded hills and small towns of northern Kosovo there is a familiar script playing itself out - territorial ambiguity, ethnic mistrust, parallel institutions. But there is another script now…

October 29, 2025Kosovo, Russia, Serbia

- Corruption Democracy Geopolitics

EP Resolution Against Serbia, the silence on Radojičić and the politics of selective accountability

The European Parliament will once again turn its attention to Serbia’s deepening political crisis during its session in Strasbourg from October 20–23. The debate will culminate in the adoption of…

October 23, 2025EU, Serbia

Democracy National Security Opinion Psyops

When the stadium becomes a battlefield: Serbia’s football and the politics of hate

In the Balkans, football has never been just a game. It has always been an extension of politics, national pride, and unfinished history. When Albania and Serbia met again in…

October 20, 2025Albania, Kosovo, Serbia, sport

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