Editorial policy, scope and aims

International Problems/Međunarodni problemi (in further text: International Problems) is the oldest peer-reviewed journal in Serbia and the Balkans publishing original research focused on international affairs. Its first issue was published in April 1949. International Problems is quarterly journal brought out by the Institute of International Politics and Economics, Belgrade.

International Problems welcomes the submission of scholarly articles on matters of international relations, international security, international law, and globalisation studies. International Problems publishes original and review research articles and book reviews in English and Serbian, that have not been published before and that are not under consideration for publication anywhere else. International Problems does not publish foreign policy commentary or policyproposals.

The Editorial Board favours manuscripts that present the research addressing contemporary controversial issues in international relations from various disciplinary and methodological perspectives. Espousing no specific political or methodological stance and aiming to advance our understanding of and provoke deeper dialogue on rapidly changing world politics in the 21st century, the Editorial Board prioritizes the following themes:

• Transformation of world politics in the early 21st century.
• Phenomenology and practice of transnationalism and cosmopolitanism.
• Institutionalisation of international relations and its challenges.
• Various theoretical standpoints on current global processes.
• Controversial use of foreign policy instruments by major global actors(old andemerging).
• The impact of the Fourth Industrial Revolution and its advanced technologies on international relations in the 21st century.
• Civilisations, religion, and identities in the context of world politics and globalisation.
• Conceptual and methodological innovations in epistemology of International Relations.