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Lithium and Political Change

Mass Disaffection Needs to be Clearly Articulated

Focus 1 September 2024

One rule that applies to all protests, including the latest lithium mining protests, is that any mass disaffection must be grounded in a clear...

Culture On Baking Concrete

Space of Resistance

Focus 1 August 2024

Culture can chill us out and provide an escape from our daily grind, while it can also be ennobling and can create space to...

What should the new Serbian government prioritise?

Human Capital is the Weak Link of Our Development

Focus 1 July 2024

If we had to encapsulate the answers provided by our interlocutors in a single short message to the...

Chinese-Serbian Diplomatic Relations

A Puzzle with Many Unfamiliar Pieces

Focus 3 June 2024

In the process of shaping a new multipolar world, many countries – including Serbia – will find themselves...

European Elections

Will the Far-Right’s Low Cohesion Save the Centre?

Focus 7 May 2024

Pro-European parties could surpass expectations by achieving a solid majority in the European Parliament, despite increasing support for...

Free Access to the Western Balkan Labour Market

Little Guys Support Each Other

Focus 3 April 2024

Creating a single labour market in the framework of the Open Balkan initiative is useful, but also has...

Unwrapping the Carrot

EU Growth Plan

Focus 1 March 2024

The EU’s Economic and Investment Plan for the Western Balkans possesses significant transformative potential and is capable of...

Are the Recent Elections A Pebble or a Boulder in the Government’s Shoe?

Nobody Knows What’s Good Over the Hill

Focus 1 February 2024

The post-election political situation in Serbia is like a top suspense story, in which democracy will either triumph...

What Positive Developments Have Been Achieved in Serbia When It Comes Our Struggle for a More Sustainable Planet?

Optimism in Green

Focus 22 December 2023

Serbia is taking modest but commendable strides towards a green future, with notable progress achieved on sustainable initiatives...

Elections In Serbia

The Deceptive Ease of Victory

Focus 1 December 2023

Despite voters of both the ruling parties and the opposition being dissatiffied – with economic results, quality of...

What Awaits Us In 2024?

Fragile Optimism

Focus 1 November 2023

The outbreak of war in the Middle East only serves to further complicate a global economic situation that...

EU Englargement

Awaiting a Sea Change

Focus 4 October 2023

The Russo-Ukraine conflict has certainly reinvigorated the focus on strategic planning within the EU, but this potential shift...

Are We Prepared For Climate Change?

Unprotected on a Baking Roof

Focus 31 August 2023

Serbia needs to urgently devote itself to the systematic planning of a response and devising measures to adapt...

Economic Growth In Serbia

On a Thin, Hot Wire

Focus 1 August 2023

Despite inflationary pressure easing and encouraging FDI inflows, the complexity of the global political and economic crisis, which...

Are We Awaited By A Sweltering Political Summer?

Between Two Infernos

Focus 3 July 2023

Will the current avalanche of discontent inundating the streets of Serbian cities soon be nothing but a fading...

How Influential Is Cultural Diplomacy In Times Of Crisis?

Building Trust Through The Power Of Culture

Focus 2 June 2023

In times of global economic crises, conflicts and tragic events, like the one that recently befell Serbia, cultural...

How New Leaders Are Born In The Western Balkans?

Unexpected Successors Of Observed Losers

Focus 3 May 2023

In societies where no space exists to build up new political leaders, those who succeed in displacing the...

Telemigration

Virtual Emigration Is An Ever-Greater Labour Market Challenge

Focus 3 April 2023

No unequivocal answer exists to the question of whether or not it’s a good thing for the Serbian...

Are We On The Verge Of A New Approach To European Integration

Unexpected Gifts Of War

Focus 2 March 2023

It appears as though the new approach to the European integration process, which resulted in the expediting of...

Serbia – Kosovo Conflict

Eternal Repetition Or Historical Chance?

Focus 2 February 2023

Elevated tones in Kosovo and the consolidating of diplomatic initiatives are once again leading us into seemingly very...

Considering The Complex Global Situation, What Provides Us With Reason For Optimism As We Enter 2023?

Peace, Dialogue And Cooperation

Diplomacy 23 December 2022

The world belongs to optimists, pessimists are only spectators ~ Francois Guizot In a year when it appeared as...

How Could The U.S. Midterms Impact Foreign Policy?

No Storm On The Horizon

Focus 2 December 2022

Following the unexpected retaining of the balance of power between the Democrats and Republicans after the midterm elections...

European Elections

Right, Right, Frontal

Focus 1 November 2022

Among the many consequences of the pandemic, economic crisis and war in Ukraine for Europe is the rise...

The International Belgrade Book Fair

We Will Still Read One Another

Focus 4 October 2022

Some countries have decided, after the veritable fast of the pandemic, to boost the love of publishers and...

Scope Of The Serbian Opposition’s Entry Into Parliament

More Than Decoration, Less Than Political Pluralism

Focus 1 September 2022

The Serbian National Assembly has never had a strong democratic tradition, but an opposition with political creativity and...

Armament In The Shadows Of The War In Ukraine

Peace Has Become Much More Expensive

Focus 1 August 2022

We are awaited by a period during which many European countries will prioritise the procurement of weapons and...

Sanctions Against Russia & Their Economic Repercussions

We Have Enough Worries Without Poor Decisions

Focus 1 July 2022

Prior to making a political decision on whether or not to impose sanctions against Russia, the new Government...

How The Ukraine Conflict Will Shape The Serbian Political Scene

Fruitless Elections

Focus 3 June 2022

The insistence of the international community that Serbia take a clear stance on the conflict in Ukraine could...

Will Serbia and other Western Balkan countries benefit from the global trends of nearshoring?

Risks & Opportunities

Focus 4 May 2022

Many countries see their window of opportunity to bring more FDI home, as a result of the war...

How will the Ukraine conflict impact on Serbia’s place in the international community?

Storm In The Backyard

Focus 4 April 2022

Whenever and however the current conflict in Ukraine comes to an end, there’s no doubt that the Western...

Who Really Makes Decisions In Serbia?

Always “Me”, Never “Us”

Focus 3 March 2022

At a juncture when the debate over whether the opposition can force the current president into a second...

Is Inflation Our Destiny (Again)?

He Who Sows Incorrectly Has Small Hope Of A Bountiful Harvest

Focus 1 February 2022

This time around, inflation didn’t occur as a result of the excessive printing of dinars, unlike many of...

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