On the edge: Serbia between the west, Russia, and its own course
Journal: Medjunarodni problemi
Year: 2025

The war in Ukraine deepened global divisions and pushed even actors with limited power to articulate their positions. Serbia?s reaction - a public condemnation of the invasion, but with a refusal to impose sanctions - goes beyond the usual behaviour of small and medium-sized states that oscillate between balancing and bandwagoning and reflects a thoughtful attempt to manage uncertainty by retaining manoeuvring room within an increasingly fragmented global order. This article examines Serbia?s fo