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US Strategy Will Not Solve Our Problems But It Can Help Europe Grow Up
8 December 2025
29 January 2025
Mass protests, sparked by the deadly collapse of Novi Sad’s railway station canopy, have grown into the largest anti-government movement in decades. Protesters reject elections and party politics, Vučić’s control continues to erode and no political force has been able to capitalise on the crisis. With neither side willing to back down, where does this movement lead?
On 28 January, a mass student uprising forced the Serbian government to collapse. Protests had grown for months, triggered by a deadly accident at a newly built railway station in Novi Sad. What began as calls for accountability turned into the biggest challenge to Serbia’s ruling order in decades.
However, unlike the protests which toppled the Milosevic regime in 2000, it remains unclear how political opposition can capitalise on this remarkable feat.