1.0naked capitalismhttps://www.nakedcapitalism.comConor Gallagherhttps://www.nakedcapitalism.com/author/conor-gallagherrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="0Mhyc0AVR4"><a href="https://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2024/01/smoke-and-mirrors-in-serbia.html">Smoke and Mirrors in Serbia?</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2024/01/smoke-and-mirrors-in-serbia.html/embed#?secret=0Mhyc0AVR4" width="600" height="338" title="“Smoke and Mirrors in Serbia?” — naked capitalism" data-secret="0Mhyc0AVR4" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> Recent protests have the government and some observers claiming the West is attempting another color revolution, but behind the scenes Serbian elites and the West enjoy an increasingly intertwined and beneficial relationship.https://www.nakedcapitalism.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Screenshot-2024-01-01-at-9.15.45 AM-771x1024.png