Political crises, regional tensions, and the decline of democracy point to an increased risk of conflict and instability in the Balkans.

This is part I of our joint investigation with the Russian investigative magazine The Insider into a series of active measures, hybrid warfare and false-flag operations in the countries of the Balkans that appear to have been orchestrated by Russian individuals in close coordination with the Kremlin. You can read the Russian version of this part of the investigation here.

The Balkan wars of the 1990s seem like a distant memory today. In addition to the passage of time, other crises such as the Russian aggression against Ukraine and the terrible blood-letting in Syria have pushed the Balkans off the agenda. But the possibility of renewed crisis in the region is growing and may soon impose new demands on US policy at a time when Washington is preoccupied with a turbulent political transition and is more focused on internal matters than troubles abroad.

Odnosi Rusije i Srbije u oblasti odbrane unapređuju se uprkos kompleksnom okruženju, konstatovano je na današnjem sastanku u Moskvi ministara odbrane dve zemlje Sergeja Šojgua i Zorana Đorđevića. 

Macron’s win brought hope of EU unity, but tensions are rising between west and east and over the Balkan countries

Medijski koncern Vijesti proširio je blokadu računa DF-a pa nakon dnevnog lista svoja po+traživanja od ovog političkog saveza pokušava da naplati i televizija Vijesti, saznaju Dnevne novine.

Ruski fond kulture, Ruska humanitarna misija, Ambasada Rusije u Srbiji i Biblioteka grada Beograda otvorili su poseban fond - Biblioteku ruske književnosti „Sergej Mihalkov“. To je 15. ovakva biblioteka u svetu. Na svečanoj ceremoniji otvaranja prisustvovali su zamenica predsednika Ruskog fonda kulture Julija Subotina-Mihalkova (udovica Sergeja Mihalkova) i unuk pisca, reditelj i producent Jegor Končalovski.

Balkan Troubles: The European Perspective and the Case for US Engagement

The U.S. wishes to create flexible deterrence on NATO's eastern flank in order to prevent a crisis before it happens, Lt. Gen. Ben Hodges, commander of U.S. Army Europe, said at the Lennart Meri Conference in Tallinn on Saturday.

CEAS Director Jelena Milić article for New Eastern Europe 

The March 2017 presidential election in Serbia further consolidated Aleksander Vučić’s grip on power within the country. There is no doubt that he will continue to proclaim himself as a champion of Serbia’s EU integration.
However, in reality, he is an autocrat, at best.