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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

Conflict Geopolitics

Vučić’s escalating rhetoric, threats of war and the manipulation of historical narratives

At the European Political Community summit held in Copenhagen, Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić once again demonstrated his ambitions to destabilize the Western Balkans. Facing internal pressure from the ongoing protests…

October 13, 2025Kosovo, Serbia

Conflict Governance Warfare

From drones to diplomacy: How Kosovo’s military modernization exposes Vučić’s foreign policy contradictions

The arrival of Turkish-made kamikaze drones in Kosovo has triggered a new diplomatic storm in the Balkans, shaking Serbia’s relationship with one of its key economic partners—Turkey. Thousands of Skydagger drones…

October 10, 2025Kosovo, Serbia, Turkiye

Democracy Governance Intelligence ops

Russian-Backed Election Destabilization in Moldova – Intelligence Brief

Parliamentary elections in Moldova are expected to be accompanied by a very high level of violence orchestrated by Russian intelligence, using mercenaries trained in Serbia. In light of this, we…

September 27, 2025Moldova, Russia, Serbia

Intelligence ops Propaganda and Disinformation

SVR’s Narrative on EU Interference in Serbia: Claims, Risks, and Reality”

Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) continues to discredit itself by taking part in disinformation campaigns targeting foreign leaders. These operations are framed as part of Moscow’s effort to counter Western…

September 17, 2025Russia, Serbia

Conflict Geopolitics Governance

Dodik’s Bid for Putin’s Backing to Break Bosnia: Law, Feasibility, Security Risks, and Russia’s Interests

Milorad Dodik is openly signaling that he will ask Vladimir Putin to support a referendum and, ultimately, independence for Republika Srpska (RS). While the legal path to secession is essentially closed under Bosnia and…

September 1, 2025Bosnia and Herzegovina, Russia, Serbia

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