Montenegro and Serbia

This is the first comprehensive analysis of the oft-divergent paths taken by Montenegro and Serbia in the tumultuous period between the late 1980s and the present day. Utilising both primary and secondary sources, many previously unpublished in English, this book provides a detailed examination of the complex relations between Montenegro and Serbia in the Yugoslav context and their bilateral relationship since they parted ways in 2006.

Montenegro and Serbia: A Velvet Divorce? offers a broader overview of the internal political developments in both countries, their interactions and the forging of their own distinct, and ultimately divergent, domestic and foreign policies.

Kenneth Morrison and Vesko Garcevic also explore the relationships that Montenegro and Serbia have had, and continue to have, with Russia, China, the EU and NATO, making this a highly relevant study for those interested in global power politics, as well as contemporary political dynamics in the Western Balkans.

Kenneth Morrison is Professor of Modern Southeast European History and the Director of the Institute of Humanities and Political Studies at De Montfort University, Leicester. He is the author or co-author of several books focusing on the modern history of the Western Balkans, including Reporting the Siege of Sarajevo (2021), Nationalism, Identity and Statehood in Post-Yugoslav Montenegro (2018), Sarajevo’s Holiday Inn: On the Frontline of Politics and War (2016) and The Sandžak: A History (2013).

Vesko Garcevic is Professor of the Practice of International Relations and Diplomacy at the Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies, Boston University, USA. He is the former Montenegrin Ambassador to NATO in Brussels and to the Organisation for Security and Cooperation (OSCE) in Vienna. He authored several papers about Russian and Chinese influence as well as the role of the Serbian Orthodox Church in the Western Balkans. He testified before the US Senate Select Committee on Intelligence and the European Parliament on Russia’s interference in the Western Balkans.