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Serbia Tension Score

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Live 0–100 tension reading for Serbia, built by our own engine from 19,188 world headlines in the last 30 days. Refreshed every 10 minutes; a fresh headline count twice a day.

25
Calm
7d +1 · 30d +12

Where Serbia stands

#58 of 197 countries today, #19 of 49 in Europe (region score 53). Tension is steady this week.

Same 0–100 scale and zones as the World Tension Index.

Serbia news pulse

60 headlines in 30 days · newest first
Serbia detains police officers over alleged use of force against protesters
Straits Times · 5 November 2026 geopolitics
29 · Low
EU offers Serbia fresh hope for membership talks, says more countries could join soon
ABC Intl · 5 November 2026 geopolitics
26 · Low
Detentions, resignations, probes shake Serbia after students toppled Vucic
ABC Intl · 4 November 2026 geopolitics
20 · Low
Serbia remembers 16 victims of Novi Sad railway station collapse
Euronews · 2 November 2026 energygeopolitics
29 · Low
Serbia marks the second anniversary of a train station tragedy that fueled student protests
ABC Intl · 2 November 2026 energytrade
26 · Low
Student List | The young Serb unrest
Hindu Intl · 1 November 2026 conflictgeopolitics
47 · Moderate
From railway tragedy to gov’t change: Serbia’s two-year fight for justice
Al Jazeera · 1 November 2026 geopolitics
26 · Low
Donald Trump loses allies after elections in Serbia and Brazil
DW World · 1 November 2026 energygeopolitics
26 · Low
Serbia after Vucic: The winners are losing patience
DW World · 1 November 2026 energygeopolitics
23 · Low
How the downfall of Serbia's Vučiċ mirrored that of Hungary's Orbán
BBC World · 1 November 2026 geopolitics
23 · Low
Student-backed election winners demand sweeping resignations in Serbia
BBC World · 30 October 2026 energygeopolitics
36 · Moderate
After the victory: The foreign policy and governing challenges facing Serbia’s student movement
Euronews · 30 October 2026 geopolitics
29 · Low
Serbia’s students demand resignations in police, judiciary as they prepare to take power
Hindu Intl · 30 October 2026 energygeopolitics
26 · Low
UN human rights chief urges better protection of civilians in conflicts
UN News · 29 October 2026 conflictenergygeopolitics
41 · Moderate
After Vucic ouster, Serbia’s weapons-buying habits are under the microscope
Defense News · 29 October 2026 conflictgeopolitics
32 · Low
Head of Serbia's public RTS TV resigns after Student List election victory
Straits Times · 29 October 2026 geopolitics
29 · Low
Serbian shot dead after attacking officer outside Israeli embassy, minister says
BBC World · 28 October 2026 conflictgeopolitics
47 · Moderate
Police say assailant killed after attacking guard outside Israeli Embassy in Belgrade
ABC Intl · 28 October 2026 conflictgeopolitics
47 · Moderate
Serbian police shoot dead assailant at Israeli Embassy
DW World · 28 October 2026 conflictgeopolitics
44 · Moderate
Knife attacker shot dead by police outside Israeli embassy
Sky World · 28 October 2026 conflict
44 · Moderate
Policeman kills knife attacker outside Israeli embassy in Serbia
Al-Monitor · 28 October 2026 conflictgeopolitics
35 · Moderate
Knife-wielding minor attacks guard at Israeli embassy in Belgrade, is shot dead
Times Israel · 28 October 2026 conflictgeopolitics
35 · Moderate
Injured policeman kills knife attacker outside Israeli embassy in Serbia
Straits Times · 28 October 2026 conflictgeopolitics
35 · Moderate
The banker, the basketball star, the cardiologist and the chemist: meet Serbia's potential new leaders
Straits Times · 28 October 2026 energyfinancegeopolitics
32 · Low
Europe Today: Israel faces deadlock after vote, Nordic leaders hold rare Putin call
Euronews · 28 October 2026 geopolitics
31 · Low
How student assemblies brought down the Serbian government
France24 · 28 October 2026 geopolitics
29 · Low
Serbia’s victorious student movement faces tough challenges as it prepares to take power
ABC Intl · 28 October 2026 energygeopolitics
26 · Low
'They should be afraid': Serbia's student-led victory over Vučić sends warning to 'corrupt' leaders
France24 · 27 October 2026 conflictgeopolitics
38 · Moderate
What Vucic’s defeat means for Serbia’s foreign policy
Al Jazeera · 27 October 2026 conflicttradegeopolitics
36 · Moderate
Serbia’s elections: 'Tracking fraud for sure had an impact on the results'
France24 · 27 October 2026 tradegeopolitics
32 · Low

Every story the engine read that names Serbia, its capital or its leaders. Links go to the original outlet; the badge is the engine’s own 0–100 tension weight. This list is what moves the number above.

What is driving Serbia’s tension score

last 30 days
  • 83 headlines in 30 days — 0.43% of everything the engine read, up sharply on the previous 30 days (26).
  • 23% of those were violent (attacks, strikes, casualties) and 23% scored as high-tension stories.
  • Conflicts on the roster: none. Serbia is not a party to any conflict our engine tracks right now.
  • Region: Europe reads 53 today; it carries 15% of this score.

Read it like this. Attention (how much the world is talking about Serbia) is the biggest input at 30%. Violence and high-tension share tell you what kind of talk it is. A country can be loud and calm — an election, a summit — or quiet and dangerous. The mix is the point.

Serbia tension month by month

average score, headline counts
MonthAvg scoreZoneHeadlinesViolentDays
November 202625.2Calm1425
October 202615.7Calm781731
September 202615.6Calm17413

Record for Serbia began on 18 September 2026. Nothing is revised after the fact.

How the Serbia score is built

Five inputs, fixed weights. Attention 30% (share of world coverage), violence 25% and high-tension share 15% (what kind of coverage), roster conflicts 15%, and the Europe region score 15%. A momentum nudge (+6 / −4) rewards a country whose coverage is accelerating or fading.

Same physics as the world score. The number rises 85% of the way to its new level at once and falls no faster than 3 points a day — fear arrives fast and leaves slowly.

No third-party index inside. Every count comes from the 41 public news feeds our engine reads itself; the full method is on the methodology page. Data is free under CC BY 4.0 via the API.

Questions people ask about Serbia

Is Serbia in a war right now?

Not on our roster. Serbia is not a party to any tracked conflict; the engine flags new candidates automatically when coverage repeats.

Is tension in Serbia rising or falling?

Rising: up 1 points in 7 days.

How does Serbia compare with the rest of Europe?

Below its region: Serbia reads 25 against 53 for Europe, ranking #19 of 49 there.

Keep exploring

Serbia and world tension: the long view

evergreen · World Tension Meter team

Between Russia and the EU. Serbia refuses to sanction Moscow, arms itself with Chinese and Russian kit, and still wants EU membership. Kosovo is the flashpoint that can turn talk into fighting.

What our engine watches in Serbia

  • Kosovo border and northern-municipality clashes
  • Protests and government stability
  • Arms purchases and Russia ties

Indexes to follow: Sanctions Pressure.