Serbia

Russian and Chinese influence in Serbia is growing. The EU needs to step up its game to avoid being sidelined.

Serbia’s president consolidates his control as Belgrade edges toward autocracy.

Aspiring authoritarians are sick of the liberal order and eager for new patrons in Russia and China.

A political crisis encouraged by the United States threatens to worsen the coronavirus outbreak.

Beijing is using the coronavirus pandemic to expand its influence into the EU’s backyard.

But the Serbian president says “we need more talks” with the former province, which insists that Belgrade recognize its independence.

Many European far-right parties made their mark by railing against the EU. Now they are appealing to a pan-European identity to further their goal of a racially pure, white Christian continent.

Historical feuds still threaten to stop Eastern European countries from joining the EU.

The leaders of Israel and Serbia share one thing: They’ve perfected the politics of persecution. Here’s why that strategy won’t keep working.

Chinese facial recognition software has arrived in Serbia. It confirms the West’s worst fears about Huawei.

War radicalized the far-right — and nobody stopped them at home.

Peace talks have fallen apart again in the Balkans—but Greece and Macedonia show the proper way forward.

Chinese finance is attractive for good, practical reasons.

Demonstrations against Aleksandar Vucic’s authoritarian government won’t achieve anything until the opposition can present a coherent alternative.

Putin’s plans to run the TurkStream pipeline through the Balkans won’t end well.

Bosnia has a thriving media sector, but those who refuse to become mouthpieces for the government increasingly find themselves in exile or under police protection.