Analysis by Dániel Harangozó
The aim of present study is to provide a concise review of Serbia’s military neutrality, both the conditions of its “genesis” in 2007 and its “operationalization” in form of strategic documents and military cooperation during the period of Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) government (2012-2021), with special emphasis on the presidency of Aleksandar Vučić (2017-2021). The paper concluded that the “genesis” and maintenance of Serbian neutrality is due to both internal political considerations, as well as Serbian diplomatic exigencies with regards to the unresolved status of Kosovo. The long-term sustainability of Serbian neutrality policy, however, cannot be taken for granted. The delicate „balancing act” between the West, Russia, and increasingly, China, might not be sustainable in the future if relations between the West (and in particular, the EU) and China or Russia, deteriorate further, or when Serbia’s EU accession process enters its „final stretch”.
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