Serbia’s Foreign Policy Perspectives amid the United States’ and the European Union’s Strategic Repositioning

Nedić, Pavle and Popova Paunović, Jovana (2025) Serbia’s Foreign Policy Perspectives amid the United States’ and the European Union’s Strategic Repositioning. In: Risks for Serbian Foreign Policy in the Fragmentation of the International Order — Actors, Processes, and Outcomes. Institut za međunarodnu politiku i privredu, Beograd, pp. 55-83. ISBN 978-86-7067-363-2

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Abstract

Donald Trump’s second term stirred up the international balance of power, which is gradually moving towards multipolarity. Additionally, the war in Ukraine galvanised the EU to take up a more decisive role in the international arena and strengthen its security. Having this context in mind, small states find themselves in a position to carefully consider the implications and impact of the new circumstances and attempt to formulate a foreign policy approach that can help them successfully navigate the unpredictable and turbulent strategic environment that is emerging. Among them is Serbia, an EU membership candidate pursuing a multi-vector foreign policy and burdened by the issue of sovereignty and territorial integrity in Kosovo and Metohija. Considering the evolving trajectories of both the US’ and the EU’s foreign policy amid changes in the international context, and their implications for US-Serbia and EU-Serbia relations, Belgrade’s strategic alignment may come under pressure to be reconsidered in response to the new circumstances. Therefore, this article explores Serbia’s relations with these two actors, its foreign policy perspectives and sets out three scenarios for its future orientation.

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