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The trilateral agreement on security cooperation between Kosovo, Albania and Croatia, signed last year, continues to be interpreted by Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić as a development that poses a concern for regional security. However, security experts in Serbia assess that these statements are more related to domestic politics than to the security reality.
The agreement has become a constant topic of official discourse in Serbia, where authorities present it as a potential danger, while in parallel new investments in armaments and the return of compulsory military service have been announced, without presenting concrete data on direct threats.
"The security situation is more complicated due to the activities of the Pristina, Tirana and Zagreb alliance. We can only maintain peace if we are strong, which is why we will sign important arms contracts ," said Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić.
Meanwhile, the opposition in Serbia has described these messages as contradictory, emphasizing that on the one hand there is talk of threats, while on the other hand there is talk of cooperation with the same actors.
" At one point Vučić says that Albania is planning a war against us, and then together with its prime minister proposes models of cooperation with the European Union. At the same time, he talks about Serbia's EU membership by 2035, through scenarios that imply conflicts with EU and NATO member states. This creates confusion and disorients citizens ," says Pavle Grbović from the Movement of Free Citizens.
Security experts point out that Serbia is surrounded by NATO and European Union member states, while cooperation between Zagreb, Pristina and Tirana is often used as an argument for increasing military capabilities, more as a political approach than as an approach based on real risks.
"In Serbia's current defense policy, there are more elements of everyday politics than real security needs. This fact is used to say that Serbia is arming itself for this reason, 'look at how Zagreb, Pristina and Tirana cooperate, we need to defend ourselves,' " said military analyst Aleksandar Radic.
According to analysts, such an approach based on security narratives and political messages contributes to increasing the perception of insecurity among citizens, in the absence of a clear and transparent state strategy./ RTK
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