Serbia’s Foreign Policy Drivers: Head or Heart

Belgrade’s “head” seems to know that there are practical benefits to Serbia’s joining the European Union. Serbia’s “heart” is embittered by identity issues and historic grievances over Kosovo, which it cherishes as the cradle of Serbian civilisation. Belgrade’s still-close relationship with Moscow is enabling of that outlook in more than merely cultural and ideological terms: with Russia’s sanction-proof veto in the UN Security Council, Serbia holds a trump card in preventing Kosovo from achieving full recognition as an independent state. The current war in Ukraine complicates matters even further.

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