Maja Zivanovic is the Belgrade bureau chief for RFE/RL's Balkan Service
While many European states have shown the door to hundreds of Russian diplomats, not only have they found a new home in Serbia, but the country has taken in alleged Russian spies, an RFE/RL investigation reveals.
Stripped of police protection for his children, a longtime critic of Serbia's nationalists and their Russian allies has accused Moscow of targeting his children in an attack at a Belgrade McDonald's two years ago.
Bogoljub and Dragomir Karic, once close to Serbia's Slobodan Milosevic, present themselves as pioneers of capitalism in Eastern Europe and promoters of democracy. Yet they built their fortune cozying up to authoritarian figures -- and may face sanctions for ties to Alyaksandr Lukashenka of Belarus.
With Beijing's growing role in higher education, Serbia is becoming the "poster child" in the region for cooperation with China.
The ripples from Facebook and Twitter bans on the outgoing U.S. president are being felt all over, including the Balkans.
Serbia's ruling right-wing populists are expected to dominate this weekend's national elections following a campaign that has featured a lot of flag-waving.
