Organized Crime in the Time of COVID-19
Unusual discussion on the effects of Covid-19 on several aspects of organized crime in Europe and the world took place in the closing of the... Read More
Vicious Circle of Anti-Liberal Narratives and Distrust
Although the Western Balkan countries have set out their accession into the EU as their key foreign policy strategy, the region appears to be still... Read More
Belgrade-Pristina: Dialogue about the Dialogue
2020 has been marked by the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, which has impacted all aspects of life, from our daily routines to... Read More
Strong Judiciary to Uncapture States in the Western Balkans
Closing panel of this year’s Academic Event presented different angles and approaches to state capture in Serbia. Tena Prelec, Balkans in Europe Policy Advisory Group,... Read More
Understanding State Capture
Different theoretical approaches which can be used to explain state capture were discussed at the first Academic Event panel this year. Andrea L. Capusella, London... Read More
Seeking Stability for Western Balkans, Getting State Capture in Return
General debate on this panel was about the influence of the EU and the rest of the international community on conflict-resolution in the Western Balkans... Read More
Two Things We Can Do to Prepare Our Societies for Changing Demographics
by Francine Pickup, UNDP Resident Representative in Serbia Over the last 30 years, 17 countries, all of them in Eastern Europe, experienced sustained population decline.... Read More
BSF Academic Event: Deconstructing State Capture and Informal Practices
Igor Bandović, Director of the Belgrade Center for Security Policy, and John Clayton, Head of the Democratization Department in the OSCE Mission to Serbia opened... Read More