- BASIC DATA: Born 18.12.1957 in Belgrade - Studied at Moscow University, Faculty of International Relations (1974-1976) - Graduated from Faculty of Political Science (Dept.of International Relations), University of Belgrade (1980) - Master's degree at Faculty of Political Science, University of Belgrade
- POSITIONS HELD: 1986-1990 - Head of Soviet and East European studies Program, Center for Strategic Studies (CSS), Belgrade 1990 - Deputy Director, Center for Strategic Studies (CSS), Belgrade:
- PUBLICATIONS: - Topics: Transition in the East Europe, Soviet and Russian foreign policy, Soviet-American and Russian-American relations, Internal issues of Russia, the former Soviet Union and ex- communist Central European countries, Ethnic conflicts - ( Foreign Policy of the U.S.S.R. - Prospects of Perestroika, CSS Papers, Belgrade No.2/1987, Contemporary processes in the Soviet Union, CSS Survey, Belgrade, 1987, Yugoslav Foreign Policy in a Changing World, Hellenic Foundation for Defense and Foreign Policy, Yearbook 1990, Athens, 1991; Bilateral Relations in South-Eastern Europe, UNIDIR, Geneva, 1991; Yugoslav Foreign Policy and Central Europe, Institute for International relations, Laxenburg, Vienna, 1992; Transformation of the Army in the ex-U.S.S.R: The case of Russia, Survey of Institute for European Studies, Belgrade, 1993; Disintegration of the U.S.S.R - Political and National Aspects, In: "Crisis and Reform", Peace and Crisis Management Foundation, Zug (Switzerland), IIPE, Belgrade, 1994; etc.) As a participant of international conferences frequently traveled abroad: Austria, Greece, Poland, Finland, United Kingdom, Russia, USA (USIA Program 1990), Hungary, China etc.
- LANGUAGES: English, Russian, Czech, Slovak, Hungarian, Serbian
- Vladimir Veres, Deputy Director
with a Master's thesis: "Foreign policy of the Soviet State and party" (1984) - Presently working on the doctoral dissertation "New Thinking and Soviet Foreign Policy in the Gorbachev Era"
