{"id":2696349,"date":"2026-11-03T00:30:00","date_gmt":"2026-11-03T05:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/serbias-political-tsunami-wont-bring-geopolitical-transformation\/"},"modified":"2026-11-03T00:42:15","modified_gmt":"2026-11-03T05:42:15","slug":"serbias-political-tsunami-wont-bring-geopolitical-transformation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/serbias-political-tsunami-wont-bring-geopolitical-transformation\/","title":{"rendered":"Serbia\u2019s Political Tsunami Won\u2019t Bring Geopolitical Transformation"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fserbias-political-tsunami-wont-bring-geopolitical-transformation%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2696349&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Serbia\u2019s recent parliamentary election delivered a major upset: the student-led movement called the Student List won about 53% of the vote on October 25, ending Aleksandar Vu\u010di\u0107 and his Serbian Progressive Party\u2019s 14-year dominance. The victory was driven by nearly two years of student protests after a deadly canopy collapse in Novi Sad and centered on domestic grievances-state capture, corruption, institutional failure, and democratic backsliding.<\/p>\n<p>Foreign-policy upheaval is unlikely in the short term. The new government will be preoccupied with rebuilding institutions, consolidating power, and addressing urgent domestic problems, leaving limited appetite or capacity for dramatic shifts in international alignments.<\/p>\n<p>Serbia\u2019s longstanding multivector or \u201cfour pillars\u201d approach-balancing ties with the EU, Russia, China, and the U.S.-is expected too persist. Experts say the new leadership has little incentive to fully align with any major power and will favor continuity with incremental adjustments rather than radical changes.<\/p>\n<p>EU relations offer the clearest avenue for change but also the biggest obstacles. If the new <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >government pursues democratizing reforms-fighting corruption<\/a>, restoring judicial independence, and tackling organized crime-it could revive Serbia\u2019s stalled accession prospects. Yet Brussels\u2019 slow enlargement policy and the unresolved Kosovo issue will keep rapid progress unlikely. Kosovo remains the decisive and politically sensitive hurdle: normalization with Pristina is tied to EU advancement,but many in Serbia resist concessions,and EU members themselves are divided on recognition.<\/p>\n<p>relations with Russia are likely to cool politically but not collapse. Russian influence may be weakened as some pro-Russian media and state-level channels lose clout, yet Serbia will probably maintain neutrality, refuse sanctions, and continue to rely on Russian energy and diplomatic support on Kosovo. The Student List opposes sanctions on Russia and has pledged to stop ammunition exports to Ukraine, while still recognizing Crimea and Donbas as part of Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>China\u2019s economic presence in Serbia will endure. beijing remains a major investor and infrastructure partner; the new government is unlikely to push Chinese firms out but may demand more transparency, enforce labor and environmental standards, and scrutinize secret contracts. Any change in that relationship will likely be gradual and driven by domestic accountability and EU accession considerations.<\/p>\n<p>U.S.-Serbia ties should remain stable but less personalized. Vu\u010di\u0107\u2019s individual rapport with Washington will end; the new government is expected to use formal diplomatic channels and maintain the Strategic Dialog. Serbia is unlikely to pursue NATO membership or a strongly pro-American security tilt, given its neutrality and refusal to sanction Russia, though it will seek constructive relations with the U.S.<\/p>\n<p>In short, the post-Vu\u010di\u0107 government will probably not upend Serbia\u2019s geopolitical posture. The \u201cfour pillars\u201d multivector strategy is likely to continue, with incremental reforms and greater transparency at home shaping more modest foreign-policy adjustments rather than sudden realignments. The main questions are how effectively the new leadership can democratize and how it will handle the Kosovo issue, which will continue to constrain EU integration.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"c-blog-post__content s-wysiwyg s-wysiwyg--blog\">\n<div style=\"margin-bottom:30px;\" id=\"elevenlabs-audionative-widget\" data-height=\"90\" data-width=\"100%\" data-frameborder=\"no\" data-scrolling=\"no\" data-publicuserid=\"cb0d9922301244fcc1aeafd0610a8e90a36a320754121ee126557a7416405662\" data-playerurl=\"https:\/\/elevenlabs.io\/player\/index.html\" >Loading the <a href=\"https:\/\/elevenlabs.io\/text-to-speech\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Elevenlabs Text to Speech<\/a> AudioNative Player&#8230;<\/div>\n<p><script src=\"https:\/\/elevenlabs.io\/player\/audioNativeHelper.js\" type=\"text\/javascript\"><\/script>                            <\/p>\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap wp-block-paragraph\">Serbia\u2019s recent high-stakes <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2026\/10\/26\/nx-s1-6016298\/serbia-student-list-vucic-election\">parliamentary elections<\/a> produced nothing short of a political earthquake. The student-led opposition\u2014the Student List\u2014achieved a monumental victory on October 25, securing roughly <a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/serbias-leaderless-student-movement-has-won-a-historic-election-but-what-happens-next-295268\">53<\/a> percent of the vote to defeat Aleksandar Vu\u010di\u0107 and his Serbian Progressive Party (SNS). This election will go down in history as a case of successful public mobilization, which suddenly ended SNS\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/c574pvy82k0mo\">14 years<\/a> of political dominance. Following nearly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2026\/11\/1\/from-railway-tragedy-to-govt-change-serbias-two-year-fight-for-justice\">two years<\/a> of student-led protests in response to the <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/serbia-roof-collapse-china-protests-3cfa282938b1ddec12c4795b9ecb3e95\">collapsed<\/a> railway station canopy in Serbia\u2019s second largest city, Novi Sad, the issues driving the opposition pertained mostly to domestic politics: state capture, democratic erosion, corruption, institutional failures, and cronyism. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The foreign policy implications are not straightforward, but sudden and drastic shifts are unlikely. Serbia\u2019s new government almost certainly will instead prioritize internal challenges, such as political consolidation and institutional reconstruction, above all else. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Serbia\u2019s \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/qazinform.com\/news\/serbia-and-kazakhstan-share-multivector-foreign-policy-vision-vui-says-27c6e2\">multivector<\/a>\u201d foreign policy has kept Belgrade reasonably close to Beijing, Moscow, Brussels, and Washington. This \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kas.de\/en\/country-reports\/detail\/-\/content\/serbian-foreign-policy-in-the-wake-of-the-war-in-ukraine\">four pillars<\/a>\u201d strategy of balancing these partnerships\u2014which dates back to Boris Tadi\u0107\u2019s presidency (2004\u201312)\u2014will continue to shape Serbia\u2019s geopolitical orientation, experts told <em>The American Conservative<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>                         <!-- \/22404337467,3946880\/theamericanconservative-Leaderboard-Top -->                         <\/p>\n<div id='div-gpt-ad-1742316429780-0' style='min-width: 300px; min-height: 50px; max-width: 100%; '>                         <\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe new leadership will not see any benefit to be made from full alignment with either of the major powers,\u201d Vuk Vuksanovi\u0107, a lecturer at King\u2019s College London, said, stressing that any full transformation is not in the cards.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Student List, which <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/4e09cf90-7395-4dc4-afa8-a4fa71abe2b3?syn-25a6b1a6=1\">lacks<\/a> an established leader, will need to take on a political establishment which has captured the police, judiciary, prosecution services, and many other institutions important to any democracy. Facing this challenge, the post-Vu\u010di\u0107 government will lack the bandwidth to embark on drastic foreign policy changes. As Vuksanovi\u0107 put it, \u201cThe new government will be so preoccupied with domestic challenges and repairing a broken society that it will not be keen to engage in a major foreign policy experiment, nor will it have the political strength to do so.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One area where there is potential for true change in Serbian foreign policy relates to the EU. As a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-europe-17225415\">formal candidate<\/a> to the bloc since 2012, Serbia\u2019s pathway to full-fledged membership has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/serbia-the-conflicted-eu-candidate\/a-79203774\">stagnated<\/a> due to democratic backsliding and illiberalism. Reforms advanced by the post-Vu\u010di\u0107 government could reset Serbia\u2019s relationship with Brussels.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Under Vu\u010di\u0107, Serbia\u2013EU relations had centered around bargaining over short-term political issues such as its stance on Kosovo\u2014which Belgrade considers part of the Republic of Serbia\u2014as well as Serbia\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/cw4yg09rl8lo\">lithium resources<\/a>, its orientation toward the Russia\u2013Ukraine War, a French <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/europe\/frances-macron-visits-serbia-boost-eu-ties-discuss-rafale-deal-2024-08-29\/\">aviation deal<\/a>, and Belgrade\u2019s role in the Western Balkans. But Milo\u0161 Petrovi\u0107, a Belgrade-based researcher who specializes in European studies, now expects democratization in Serbia to open a pathway to EU membership, shifting attention back to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/disorder-at-the-courts-left-wing-district-attorneys-selective-prosecution-and-the-2024-campaign-combine-to-damage-the-rule-of-law\/\" title=\"Chaos in the justice system: Left-leaning prosecutors, biased prosecutions, and ... agendas threaten judicial integrity ahead of the 2024 election\">fighting organized crime<\/a>, curbing corruption, protecting human rights, and restoring judicial independence. Although, as he pointed out, the \u201celephant in the room\u201d remains the sensitive Kosovo file.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While relations with the EU may improve, expecting rapid progress in Serbia\u2019s journey toward membership would be na\u00efve. Nikola Mikovi\u0107, a Serbian geopolitical analyst, expressed skepticism, maintaining that the EU will probably not fundamentally alter its approach to Belgrade irrespective of which government is in power. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cBrussels does not see Serbia becoming an EU member anytime soon, if at all,\u201d Mikovi\u0107 said. \u201cThere will always be new conditions and demands that no Serbian government can realistically be expected to fulfil. Why the EU continues to pursue this approach is a question that should be directed at Brussels itself.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Vuksanovi\u0107 stressed that much blame for the stagnation of the EU\u2019s enlargement belongs on Brussels\u2019 doorstep, considering the extent to which the bloc has placed Serbia and other Western Balkan candidates on the back burner while prioritizing short-term geopolitical factors above credible accession. As he observed, the EU\u2019s ability to enlarge is \u201cdubious\u201d and Serbia\u2019s new government harbors no illusions about that.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">How the post-Vu\u010di\u0107 government approaches the protracted Kosovo dispute will matter much to the trajectory of Serbia\u2013EU relations. For any Serbian government, the bloc\u2019s linkage of progress in Serbia\u2019s accession process to its normalization of relations with an autonomous Kosovo will present a dilemma.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Petrovi\u0107 believes the EU should avoid reducing its relationship with Belgrade to the Kosovo issue and put more energy into supporting democratization in Serbia with the new government in power. \u201cThe U.S. and the EU need to find a way to accept that there are limits to what Serbia could accept regarding Kosovo\u2019s unilateral secession,\u201d Petrovi\u0107 said. \u201cAfter all, two decades into its so-called independence, it has been only half-recognized, less than the State of Palestine. Even the EU countries are divided on the issue, with Spain, Greece, Romania, Slovakia, and Cyprus refusing to recognize it and impose such conditions on Serbia.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Slobodan Jankovi\u0107, a senior research associate at the Belgrade-based Institute of International Politics and Economics, holds an even more critical position, maintaining that Brussels\u2019 policy of making Serbia\u2013Kosovo normalization a necessary precondition for Serbia\u2019s accession to the EU has done much to decrease support among the Serbian public for membership in the bloc. As he explained to TAC, the EU has been \u201cencouraging Serbia to abandon part of its citizens, territory, and legal authority\u201d and this will not sit well with Belgrade even under the new government. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Comments by Petar Milutinovi\u0107, a research associate at the Belgrade-based Institute of European Studies, support that reading. \u201cKosovo is the decisive test. The new [Serbian] leadership says it is open to dialogue with Pristina [the capital of Kosovo], but it rejects Kosovo\u2019s independence. Without a credible normalization strategy, EU progress will remain constrained,\u201d Milutinovi\u0107 said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ultimately, it remains to be seen whether a democratic transition in Serbia invigorates the normalization dialogue with Pristina, a process that achieved limited progress under Vu\u010di\u0107. Also unclear is whether the Student List will have both the will and ability to advance that process. Within the movement are nationalist elements which firmly hold the \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/blog.bti-project.org\/2017\/04\/02\/serbias-pm-vucic-yet-another-populist-strongman\/\">Kosovo is Serbia<\/a>\u201d stance. Therefore, the new Serbian leadership will have to navigate competing pressures on this crucial issue. In any event, it is safe to assume that Kosovo will remain the main constraint on Serbia\u2019s pathway to EU membership in the post-Vu\u010di\u0107 era.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A fundamental deterioration in Serbia\u2019s relationship with Russia is an unlikely result of Vu\u010di\u0107\u2019s defeat. Nevertheless, the outcome of last month\u2019s election could affect bilateral ties. When Vu\u010di\u0107 was leading Serbia, Russia was able to benefit from strong influence in Serbia\u2019s media sphere, cooperation with different political and security structures within the Serbian state, and close contacts with policymakers in Belgrade. Under the new government, it is conceivable that some of these channels will weaken, delivering a blow to Moscow\u2019s clout in the Western Balkans. Particularly important to track will be the Serbian government-aligned tabloids which uncritically parroted Russian talking points during Vu\u010di\u0107\u2019s presidency, as well as Serbia\u2019s intelligence networks.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nevertheless, the Student List <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/world\/europe\/serbias-gen-z-students-toppled-a-strongman-now-comes-the-hard-part-0f40dd7a\">opposes<\/a> sanctions on Russia, and vows to maintain Belgrade\u2019s official neutrality, which reflects domestic political considerations and Serbian national interests that transcend which government holds power in Belgrade. Ultimately, when it comes to energy, Serbia remains heavily dependent on Russia. Regarding the Kosovo issue, Belgrade will continue to regard Russia as a valuable partner\u2014especially given Moscow\u2019s status as a permanent member of the UN Security Council, with veto power\u2014sharing Belgrade\u2019s opposition to Kosovo\u2019s independence. Additionally, deep historical, cultural, and religious ties between Serbia and Russia will continue ensuring friendly bilateral relations at the societal level.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An important question relates to ammunition deliveries to Ukraine. Under Vu\u010di\u0107, Serbian ammunition indirectly reached Ukraine, but Serbia never implemented Western sanctions on Moscow. The new government has <a href=\"https:\/\/babel.ua\/en\/news\/131270-student-list-wins-serbian-parliamentary-elections-its-representatives-want-to-ban-arms-exports-to-ukraine\">vowed<\/a> to halt arms deliveries, which the student movement largely interpreted as Vu\u010di\u0107\u2019s efforts to secure Western tolerance for his government\u2019s policies. Nonetheless, Serbia will probably maintain its position that Crimea and the Donbas region belong to Ukraine, rejecting Moscow\u2019s annexation of these territories. A consequence of last month\u2019s parliamentary election could be Serbian\u2013Russian relations becoming less politically intimate even as Moscow continues to retain significant leverage over Belgrade\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/russia-warns-swedens-nato-application-will-inflict-considerable-damage-on-european-security\/\" title=\"... Warns Sweden\u2019s NATO Application Will \u201cInflict Considerable Damage\u201d on ...ropean Security\">foreign policy decision-making<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cMoscow can take satisfaction from the fact that Belgrade will not join EU sanctions against Russia and that it will abort ammunition deliveries to Ukraine,\u201d Vuksanovi\u0107 said. \u201cRussian influence took a blow, but not a fatal one, as its pillars of influence remain: gas supply, the Kosovo dispute, and soft power.\u201d <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Beijing, in all likelihood, will probably maintain a largely pragmatic and economic-oriented relationship with Belgrade in the post-Vu\u010di\u0107 era. As Serbia\u2019s most important non-Western economic partner, China has a vast presence in the country through a host of infrastructure projects, industrial investments, and economic cooperation more broadly. Under Vu\u010di\u0107, Chinese investment was a pillar of the Serbian government\u2019s economic and political strategies, enabling the leadership in Belgrade to present itself as successful in luring international capital without depending on EU members.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Looking ahead, the new government is unlikely to take any steps to undermine Belgrade\u2019s relationship with Beijing or encourage Chinese firms to leave Serbia. Yet bilateral cooperation could change in nature with the incoming leadership placing a greater emphasis on the need for transparency in Chinese investments and enforcement of regulations to protect the environment, public health, and the rights of workers. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI don\u2019t expect significant changes in relations with China, save for closer scrutiny over secret contracts that previous government signed with its companies, and requesting from them to follow labor laws and ecological standards more closely,\u201d Vladimir Trapara, a Belgrade-based political analyst, told TAC. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Milutinovi\u0107 offered a similar view. \u201cChina remains a major investor and infrastructure partner in Serbia, and the new government\u2019s priority is economic stabilization and development, not geopolitical realignment,\u201d he said. \u201cAny change would be incremental and driven less by ideology than by EU accession requirements and domestic accountability concerns.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Such a shift in Serbia\u2019s approach to Chinese investors would mark a departure from the Vu\u010di\u0107 government\u2019s practices. It would also be in line with the student-led movement\u2019s general emphasis on the need to address corruption and improve transparency. But it would not mark a fundamental transformation of relations with Beijing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Looking further ahead, Serbia may have to navigate intensifying competition between China and Western countries. As Mikovi\u0107 said, the future of its relationship with China will significantly depend on how the EU\u2013China relationship evolves, especially if Brussels attempts to reduce Europe\u2019s economic dependence on the Asian giant. Nonetheless, for now, Belgrade can be expected to maintain its cooperation with China while simultaneously seeking to preserve flexibility in its partnerships with Western powers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Serbia\u2019s partnership with the U.S. is expected to remain broadly stable, yet Vu\u010di\u0107\u2019s departure will remove a personal dimension from Belgrade\u2019s relationship with the administration of President Donald Trump. While working to build close ties with Trump, Vu\u010di\u0107 was determined to secure greater support from Washington and strengthen his legitimacy at home in Serbia. With the new government in power in Belgrade, it is safe to assume that the Serbian leadership will be less incentivized to pursue this form of personalized diplomacy. Most likely, the new authorities in Belgrade will conduct foreign policy vis-\u00e0-vis Washington via traditional and established diplomatic channels.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Vuksanovi\u0107 believes that post-Vu\u010di\u0107 Serbia will pursue the best possible working relationship with the U.S. and seek to minimize disagreements on sensitive issues that have long been sources of tension in bilateral affairs, chiefly Kosovo. It is safe to assume that the Strategic Dialogue, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.state.gov\/releases\/office-of-the-spokesman\/2026\/07\/joint-statement-on-the-u-s-serbia-strategic-dialogue\">inaugurated<\/a> in July 2026, will continue. As Trapara told TAC, this dialogue will continue but its \u201ccontent and results will be more public\u201d under Serbia\u2019s new government.<\/p>\n<section class=\"c-subscribe-email\" >\n<div class=\"l-container\">\n<div class=\"c-subscribe-email__wrap\">\n<div class=\"c-subscribe-email__head\">\n<h4 class=\"c-subscribe-email__heading\">Subscribe Today<\/h4>\n<h5 class=\"c-subscribe-email__subheading\">Get daily emails in your inbox<\/h5>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"c-subscribe-email__form-wrap\">      <!-- Begin Mailchimp Signup Form -->      <\/p>\n<div id=\"mc_embed_signup\">\n<form id=\"mc-embedded-subscribe-form\" class=\"validate\" action=\"https:\/\/theamericanconservative.us4.list-manage.com\/subscribe\/post?u=442e644c01f8e54e26e4ff3f8&#038;id=f7b67cac40\" method=\"post\" name=\"mc-embedded-subscribe-form\" novalidate target=\"_blank\">\n<div id=\"mc_embed_signup_scroll\">\n<div class=\"c-subscribe-email__fields\">              <label for=\"mce-EMAIL\" class=\"u-screenreader-text\">Email Address:<\/label>              <input id=\"mce-EMAIL\" class=\"c-subscribe-email__field\" name=\"EMAIL\" type=\"email\" value=\"\" placeholder=\"Your Email\" \/>              <input id=\"mc-embedded-subscribe\" class=\"c-subscribe-email__submit o-button o-button--red-500 o-button--solid\" name=\"subscribe\" type=\"submit\" value=\"Subscribe\" \/>            <\/div>\n<div id=\"mce-responses\" class=\"clear\">\n<div id=\"mce-error-response\" class=\"response\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"mce-success-response\" class=\"response\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>              <!-- real people should not fill this in and expect good things - do not remove this or risk form bot signups-->            <\/p>\n<div class=\"u-screenreader-text\" aria-hidden=\"true\">              <input tabindex=\"-1\" name=\"b_442e644c01f8e54e26e4ff3f8_f7b67cac40\" type=\"text\" value=\"\" \/>            <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>      <!--End mc_embed_signup-->          <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Due to the fact that Trump\u2019s waivers on Russia sanctions benefit Serbia\u2019s energy supply and other factors, Milutinovi\u0107 agrees that the new leadership in Belgrade will seek a working relationship with the current U.S. administration. However, he stressed that Serbia is \u201cunlikely to move quickly toward NATO membership or adopt a strongly pro-American security posture, given its commitment to neutrality and its refusal to sanction Russia.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Similarly, Mikovic does not foresee major changes in Belgrade\u2013Washington relations, and he expects Serbia to continue efforts to establish deeper ties with the United States, although with Belgrade investing more energy in its relations with Brussels. That said, with Serbia surrounded by four EU members, Mikovic believes \u201cBelgrade will have less room to play the Trump card,\u201d especially with Hungary\u2019s Viktor Orb\u00e1n no longer in power. \u201cThat is why I believe the new leadership will likely prioritize relations with the EU over those with Washington.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In sum, the post-Vu\u010di\u0107 government will probably not fundamentally reorient Belgrade\u2019s geopolitical position, despite the major transformations expected in Serbia\u2019s domestic political framework. Although gradual foreign policy adjustments may occur, sudden realignments should not be expected. Ultimately, Belgrade\u2019s \u201cfour pillars\u201d foreign-policy strategy is set to outlive the Vu\u010di\u0107 era. The central question is how a more democratic Serbian government can conduct its \u201cmultivector\u201d foreign policy with greater transparency and in ways accountable to the Serbian people.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Serbia: Student List defeats Vu\u010di\u0107 in a shock vote<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4470,"featured_media":2696350,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/tac.imgix.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/GettyImages-2301567893.jpg?auto=compress&#038;crop=faces%2Centropy&#038;fit=crop&#038;fm=jpg&#038;h=630&#038;ixlib=php-3.3.1&#038;q=80&#038;w=1200","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[548],"tags":[8447,32404,5894,15463],"class_list":["post-2696349","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-conservative-news-daily","tag-europe","tag-geopolitics","tag-politics","tag-serbia"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/tac.imgix.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/GettyImages-2301567893.jpg?auto=compress&#038;crop=faces%2Centropy&#038;fit=crop&#038;fm=jpg&#038;h=630&#038;ixlib=php-3.3.1&#038;q=80&#038;w=1200","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2696349","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4470"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2696349"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2696349\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2696365,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2696349\/revisions\/2696365"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2696350"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2696349"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2696349"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2696349"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}