Ever since the current Serbian president, Aleksandar Vučić, officially came to power in 2012, one of the main tasks of the Serbian government has been to steer any anti-government protest away from a liberal-democratic character. For this purpose, the Serbian security apparatus has created numerous anti-Western, pro-Russian (go)NGOs, extremist hooligan groups, and war veteran organizations, … Continue reading The 2024–25 Serbian Protests: Pro-Russian “War Veteran” Groups as “Students Guardians”