Zwischen Russland und dem Westen – Serbiens inszenierte Gratwanderung
Between Russia and the West – Serbia’s Staged Balancing Act

Summary/Abstract: The Russian aggression against Ukraine put Serbia into the spotlight for not supporting EU sanctions against Russia. The ambivalence of Serbian foreign policy has thus come under greater international scrutiny in 2022. This analysis explores why the Serbian government has remained unwilling to commit to sanctions and how this constitutes a continuation of its foreign policy. Rather than being squeezed between East and West, as the Serbian pres-ident presents the dilemma, the ambiguity is a deliberate strategy of Aleksandar Vučić to secure his power domestically and maximize his maneuvering space internationally.

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