--- title: Serbia is on Fire. And More. description: "Serbia’s protests explode, Syria gets U.S. sanctions relief, Hungary allegedly spies on Ukraine, and the PKK disbands after 40 years—finally, an optimistic episode in the Situation Room. Stay ahead of global conflicts with WarFronts Weekly! Get sharp, no-nonsense military analysis straight to your inbox. 📩 Subscribe now: https://subscribepage.io/WarFrontsWeekly Love content? Check out Simon's other YouTube Channels: Megaprojects:https://www.youtube.com/@megaprojects9649 SideProjects: https://www.youtube.com/@Sideprojects Into The Shadows: https://www.youtube.com/@IntotheShadows Today I Found Out: https://www.youtube.com/@TodayIFoundOut Brain Blaze: https://www.youtube.com/@brainblaze6526 Casual Criminalist: https://www.youtube.com/@TheCasualCriminalist Decoding the Unknown: https://www.youtube.com/@decodingtheunknown2373 Places: https://www.youtube.com/@Places302 Celestium: https://www.youtube.com/@astrographics-ve4yq Simon's Social Media: Twitter: https://twitter.com/SimonWhistler Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/simonwhistler/ 00:00 Introduction 00:55 Serbia is on Fire 13:50 US Relieves Syria Sanctions 25:01 Hungarian Spies in Ukraine 34:41 PKK Disarms and Disbands References NYTimes: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/12/opinion/serbia-protests-students-vucic.html Snyder deep dive (written by Slobodan G. Markovich, professor of political science of the University of Belgrade): https://snyder.substack.com/p/the-student-and-civic-protest-in Economist: https://www.economist.com/europe/2025/04/16/europes-streets-are-alive-with-the-sound-of-protests Balkan Insight, election demands: https://balkaninsight.com/2025/05/06/student-protesters-demand-snap-elections-to-counter-corruption-in-serbia/ Al-Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2025/2/23/the-protests-in-serbia-are-historic-the-world-shouldnt-ignore-them BBC: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx2g8v32q30o France24: https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20250501-serbian-students-unions-join-forces-for-anti-corruption-protest AP News: https://apnews.com/article/serbia-students-run-brussels-protest-novi-sad-fc69e0135017cc5c149e7298d5727953 Foreign Policy: https://foreignpolicy.com/2025/03/07/serbia-student-protests-novi-sad-vucic-corruption/ Bruegel: https://www.bruegel.org/analysis/understanding-serbian-youth-discontent-through-lens-labour-market CEPA: https://cepa.org/article/how-the-eu-can-help-serbias-protesters/ The Loop: https://theloop.ecpr.eu/the-student-movement-challenging-state-and-societal-capture-in-serbia/ The Left Berlin, flags on display at protests: https://www.theleftberlin.com/serbia-student-protests/ DW: https://www.dw.com/en/serbia-students-run-to-brussels-take-protest-to-the-eu/a-72543381 https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/05/14/us/trump-news-middle-east https://www.cnbc.com/2025/05/13/trump-says-us-will-remove-all-sanctions-on-syria.html https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4g239dwxw2o https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-syria-sanctions/ https://apnews.com/article/ahmad-alsharaa-trump-syria-bashar-al-assad-6facdef5b881286955b95e0c5b2704d7 https://www.reuters.com/world/prospects-saudi-ties-israel-elusive-trump-seeks-1-trillion-bonanza-2025-05-11/ https://www.reuters.com/world/trump-says-he-may-ease-sanctions-syria-2025-05-12/ https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/new-atlanticist/experts-react-trump-just-announced-the-removal-of-all-us-sanctions-on-syria-whats-next/ https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/may/14/trump-administration-briefing-at-a-glance-latest-updates https://www.reuters.com/world/trump-says-will-remove-us-sanctions-syria-2025-05-13/ https://www.politico.com/newsletters/national-security-daily/2025/04/16/should-syria-get-sanctions-relief-00293691 https://www.reuters.com/world/trump-starts-gulf-visit-seeking-big-economic-deals-2025-05-13/ https://www.dw.com/en/syria-poised-for-investment-boom-as-us-sanctions-eased/a-72535657 https://www.axios.com/2025/05/13/trump-syria-al-sharaa-meeting-saudi https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c2ewv7y32r1o https://sanctionsnews.bakermckenzie.com/eu-partially-suspends-sanctions-targeting-syria/ https://www.dw.com/en/eu-pledges-billions-to-syria-but-sanctions-are-a-barrier/a-71956471 https://www.reuters.com/world/trump-starts-gulf-visit-seeking-big-economic-deals-2025-05-13/ https://www.syriaweekly.com/p/syria-weekly-may-6-13-2025?open=false#%C2%A7transition-meetings https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/turkeys-erdogan-met-online-with-trump-syrian-saudi-leaders-anadolu-says-2025-05-14/ https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/trump-meet-syrian-president-saudi-before-heading-qatar-2025-05-14/ https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/odr/zakarpattia-ukraine-russia-war-front-line-idps-conscription-hungary/ https://apnews.com/article/hungary-ukraine-minority-rights-zakarpattia-language-29c4244859b0992d4beacc03450c5d84 https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/hungary-far-right-would-lay-claim-neighbouring-region-if-ukraine-loses-war-2024-01-28/" url: https://fronts.co/videos/warfronts-55u9t760qrs.md canonical: https://fronts.co/videos/warfronts-55u9t760qrs/ datePublished: 2025-05-19T17:30:00.000Z dateModified: 2025-05-19T17:30:00.000Z author: - name: Fronts Staff url: https://fronts.co/authors/fronts-team/ publisher: Fronts type: NewsArticle language: en access: members isAccessibleForFree: false tokens: 1266 --- Serbia’s protests explode, Syria gets U.S. sanctions relief, Hungary allegedly spies on Ukraine, and the PKK disbands after 40 years—finally, an optimistic episode in the Situation Room. Stay ahead of global conflicts with WarFronts Weekly! Get sharp, no-nonsense military analysis straight to your inbox. 📩 Subscribe now: https://subscribepage.io/WarFrontsWeekly Love content? Check out Simon's other YouTube Channels: Megaprojects:https://www.youtube.com/@megaprojects9649 SideProjects: https://www.youtube.com/@Sideprojects Into The Shadows: https://www.youtube.com/@IntotheShadows Today I Found Out: https://www.youtube.com/@TodayIFoundOut Brain Blaze: https://www.youtube.com/@brainblaze6526 Casual Criminalist: https://www.youtube.com/@TheCasualCriminalist Decoding the Unknown: https://www.youtube.com/@decodingtheunknown2373 Places: https://www.youtube.com/@Places302 Celestium: https://www.youtube.com/@astrographics-ve4yq Simon's Social Media: Twitter: https://twitter.com/SimonWhistler Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/simonwhistler/ 00:00 Introduction 00:55 Serbia is on Fire 13:50 US Relieves Syria Sanctions 25:01 Hungarian Spies in Ukraine 34:41 PKK Disarms and Disbands References NYTimes: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/12/opinion/serbia-protests-students-vucic.html Snyder deep dive (written by Slobodan G. Markovich, professor of political science of the University of Belgrade): https://snyder.substack.com/p/the-student-and-civic-protest-in Economist: https://www.economist.com/europe/2025/04/16/europes-streets-are-alive-with-the-sound-of-protests Balkan Insight, election demands: https://balkaninsight.com/2025/05/06/student-protesters-demand-snap-elections-to-counter-corruption-in-serbia/ Al-Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2025/2/23/the-protests-in-serbia-are-historic-the-world-shouldnt-ignore-them BBC: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx2g8v32q30o France24: https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20250501-serbian-students-unions-join-forces-for-anti-corruption-protest AP News: https://apnews.com/article/serbia-students-run-brussels-protest-novi-sad-fc69e0135017cc5c149e7298d5727953 Foreign Policy: https://foreignpolicy.com/2025/03/07/serbia-student-protests-novi-sad-vucic-corruption/ Bruegel: https://www.bruegel.org/analysis/understanding-serbian-youth-discontent-through-lens-labour-market CEPA: https://cepa.org/article/how-the-eu-can-help-serbias-protesters/ The Loop: https://theloop.ecpr.eu/the-student-movement-challenging-state-and-societal-capture-in-serbia/ The Left Berlin, flags on display at protests: https://www.theleftberlin.com/serbia-student-protests/ DW: https://www.dw.com/en/serbia-students-run-to-brussels-take-protest-to-the-eu/a-72543381 https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/05/14/us/trump-news-middle-east https://www.cnbc.com/2025/05/13/trump-says-us-will-remove-all-sanctions-on-syria.html https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4g239dwxw2o https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-syria-sanctions/ https://apnews.com/article/ahmad-alsharaa-trump-syria-bashar-al-assad-6facdef5b881286955b95e0c5b2704d7 https://www.reuters.com/world/prospects-saudi-ties-israel-elusive-trump-seeks-1-trillion-bonanza-2025-05-11/ https://www.reuters.com/world/trump-says-he-may-ease-sanctions-syria-2025-05-12/ https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/new-atlanticist/experts-react-trump-just-announced-the-removal-of-all-us-sanctions-on-syria-whats-next/ https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/may/14/trump-administration-briefing-at-a-glance-latest-updates https://www.reuters.com/world/trump-says-will-remove-us-sanctions-syria-2025-05-13/ https://www.politico.com/newsletters/national-security-daily/2025/04/16/should-syria-get-sanctions-relief-00293691 https://www.reuters.com/world/trump-starts-gulf-visit-seeking-big-economic-deals-2025-05-13/ https://www.dw.com/en/syria-poised-for-investment-boom-as-us-sanctions-eased/a-72535657 https://www.axios.com/2025/05/13/trump-syria-al-sharaa-meeting-saudi https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c2ewv7y32r1o https://sanctionsnews.bakermckenzie.com/eu-partially-suspends-sanctions-targeting-syria/ https://www.dw.com/en/eu-pledges-billions-to-syria-but-sanctions-are-a-barrier/a-71956471 https://www.reuters.com/world/trump-starts-gulf-visit-seeking-big-economic-deals-2025-05-13/ https://www.syriaweekly.com/p/syria-weekly-may-6-13-2025?open=false#%C2%A7transition-meetings https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/turkeys-erdogan-met-online-with-trump-syrian-saudi-leaders-anadolu-says-2025-05-14/ https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/trump-meet-syrian-president-saudi-before-heading-qatar-2025-05-14/ https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/odr/zakarpattia-ukraine-russia-war-front-line-idps-conscription-hungary/ https://apnews.com/article/hungary-ukraine-minority-rights-zakarpattia-language-29c4244859b0992d4beacc03450c5d84 https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/hungary-far-right-would-lay-claim-neighbouring-region-if-ukraine-loses-war-2024-01-28/ --- Full analysis is behind the paywall. 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