Open Dialogue Research Journal
President Aleksandar Vučić’s statement about a possible resignation, made during his visit to China, and his Fox News op-ed lavishing praise on Donald Trump are not a coincidence. They are elements of a single political combination. Both moves are designed to seize the initiative from the protest movement, shift the […]
Serbia has entered a period of political uncertainty following remarks by President Aleksandar Vučić suggesting that he may consider stepping down from office. The statement, made during a high-profile visit to China in late May 2026, immediately attracted international attention and fueled speculation about the future of one of the […]
Beijing these days looks like a true global crossroads. First Donald Trump, then Vladimir Putin, and right after them – Aleksandar Vučić. The Serbian president didn’t miss the chance to emphasize this sequence, calling his state visit from May 24–28, 2026, the “crown of his political career.” It’s a predictable […]
Belgrade is methodically building a military alliance with a state that is waging war in Gaza and trading strikes with Iran. The agreement that the Parliamentary Defence Committee approved in an “urgent procedure” on 29 April 2026 () is merely a formal framework for what has already taken place: Serbia […]
The statement by Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov at a meeting of the CSTO Parliamentary Assembly Council in late April 2026 once again brought the Serbian question to the forefront of Russian foreign policy rhetoric. Lavrov stated that Brussels had conditioned the continuation of Serbia’s EU accession negotiations on the […]
After his visit to Beijing, Sergey Lavrov stated directly: both Russia and China are acting in the interests of the Serbian people. Aleksandar Vučić responded that nothing in what was said was untrue and that the message had been understood. These words reflect the current situation in the Balkans. For […]
The aftermath of Slovenia’s tightly contested parliamentary election has plunged the country into a familiar yet increasingly complex political scenario: coalition negotiations under pressure. Prime Minister Robert Golob now faces the difficult task of forming a government in a fragmented parliament, while simultaneously addressing a looming economic crisis fueled by […]
In what’s been called the “Battle for Hungary”, this thwarted terrorist attack is thus far the most dramatic development by a long shot, much more meaningful that the latest Russiagate claims. Serbian counter-intelligence chief Duro Jovanic shared three updates about the thwarted terrorist attack against the TurkStream pipeline that the […]
Recently, a video from student protests in Serbia surfaced online. Young people gathered in the square, chanting the slogan “Whoever doesn’t jump is a ćaci” (Ko ne skače, taj je ćaci). To some, the scenes immediately recalled events in another Eastern European country, prompting the familiar refrain: “Here it is […]
It was aimed at meddling in next Sunday’s parliamentary elections in order to help depose Orban. Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic announced that the authorities discovered two bombs planted along the TurkStream gas pipeline transiting through his country. Their location in close proximity to the Hungarian border suggests that it was the target of this […]
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