№ 62 - Srbija u začaranom krugu: od Republike Srpske do Kosova
№ 62 - Serbia trapped in a Vicious Circle: From Republika Srpska to Kosovo

Author(s): Author Not Specified
Subject(s): Governance, International relations/trade
Published by: Helsinški odbor za ljudska prava u Srbiji
Keywords: Serbian foreign policy; SEE regional stability;
Summary/Abstract: Serbia’s behavior – notably at international level – is dictated by its proclaimed strategic goals and priorities summed up in the slogan “Both Kosovo and EU.” These are mutually opposed goals and contrary to the criteria and preconditions for EU membership. Controversial behavior at both domestic and international scenes stems from inner tensions and the pressure from the actors who actually determine Serbia’s strategic goals. On the one hand, “realpolitik” (necessitated by the country’s almost catastrophic economic situation in the first place) calls for rationalization of these goals along European course. On the other hand, the once “warring lobby” (patriotic bloc) insists on the attainment of warring goals by legal and diplomatic means. After the fall of Milosevic’s regime this bloc was reinforced with intellectual “followers” of the nationalistic-conservative option.

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