Serbian National Security and Defense Strategy: Forever Wandering in the Wilderness?

摘要

This article examines the political and policy-making processes of the Republic of Serbia leading to the adoption of the Serbian National Security and Defense strategies in October 2009. It analyzes how Serbia's foreign and security policy environments evolved over the past decade to eventually become riddled with contradictions and inconsistencies. It also examines how the attempted reassessment of Serbia's national security and defense postures, intended to help Serbia integrate into the collective security environment of Europe, became hijacked by Serbian domestic ethno-nationalist forces that led to policy strategies which reinforced Serbia's security isolation. Finally, the article assesses the role that the Euro-Atlantic security community can take to modify the situation and reduce tensions.