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31 Jan 2013

THIRD BELGRADE SECURITY FORUM ANNOUNCEMENT

Belgrade Fund for Political Excellence, Belgrade Centre for Security Policy and the European Movement in Serbia are organizing the third Belgrade Security Forum that will...

18 Dec 2012

EU integration of Western Balkan countries: security and political challenges

The roundtable «EU integration of Western Balkan countries: security and political challenges» was held on December 11, 2012. in Novi Sad. It was organised...

26 Nov 2012

From Global to Local – Security Challenges and Responses

H.E. Mr. Giampaolo Di Paola, Minister of Defence of the Italian Republic, gave a lecture “From Global to Local – Security Challenges and Responses”. H.E....

21 Oct 2012

Frozen Conflicts Are a Serious Security Challenge

During the session devoted to frozen conflicts in the world it could be heard that frozen conflicts, with their huge potential to escalate at any...

Marko Kovačević
Faculty of Political Sciences, University of Belgrade
Bruce Jackson
President, Project on Transitional Democracies
Osnat Lubrani
Resident Representative, UNDP Kosovo
Karsten Friis
Senior Advisor, NUPI
Jelena Subotić
Assistant Professor at the Department of Political Science, Georgia State University, USA
Ulrike Guérot
Senior Research Fellow and Head of the Berlin Office, European Council on Foreign Relations
Alexandra Gheciu
Associate Professor, Graduate School of Public and International Affairs, University of Ottawa, Canada
Maja Bjeloš
Researcher, Belgrade Centre for Security Policy
Danko Aleksić
Expert on Sustainable Consumption and Production – Sustainable Use of Resources, The Regional Environmental Center for Central and Eastern Europe, Hungary
H.E. Ivica Dačić
Prime Minister and Minister of Interior ‚ Republic of Serbia
Maja Bobić
Secretary General, European Movement in Serbia
Stefan Lehne
Visiting Scholar, Carnegie Europe
Tomasz Żornaczuk
Analyst, Polish Institute for International Affairs
Spyros Economides
Professor, European Institute, London School of Economics and Political Science
Mary Kaldor
Professor, London School of Economics and Political Science
Kenan Dautović
Associate Professor at the Department for Security and Peace Studies, Faculty of Political Science, University of Sarajevo
Timothy Edmunds
Director of Global Insecurities Centre, University of Bristol, UK
Arjan Dyrmishi
Senior Researcher at the Institute for Democracy and Mediation, Albania
Amb. Theodor H. Winkler
Director, DCAF
Goran Svilanović
Coordinator of Economic and Environmental Activities, OSCE
Dragana Mitrović
Professor, Faculty of Political Sciences, University of Belgrade
Sverre Jervell
Advisor, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Kingdom of Norway
Thierry Balzacq
The University of Edinburgh
Hugo Brady
Senior Research Fellow, Centre for European Reform
Suzana Grubješić
Deputy Prime Minister for European Integration, Republic of Serbia
Kori Udovički
President, Center for Advanced Economic Studies ‚ CEVES
Erika Kvapilová
Regional Programme Director, UN WOMEN
Dimitar Bechev
European Studies Centre, St Antony's College
Gordana Čomić
Deputy Speaker, National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia
Milan Nič
Senior Fellow, Central European Policy Institute, Slovakia
Remzi Lani
Director, Albanian Media Institute
Despina Syrri
President of Symbiosis, Department of Balkan Slavic and Oriental Studies, University of Macedonia, Thessaloniki
Alexander Klimburg
Senior Adviser, Österreichische Institut für Internationale Politik
Oliver Ivanović
Former State Secretary, Ministry for Kosovo and Metohija, Republic of Serbia
Mario Masdea
PhD Researcher, Political Sciences Faculty, Gender Studies Department, Roma Tre University
Tim Judah
Journalist, The Economist
Ivan Zverzhanovski
SEESAC Team Leader a.i.
H.E. Miroslav Lajčák
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Slovak Republic
Zrinka Vučinović
Research Fellow at the Institute for International Relations
Miroslav Hadžić
President of the Board, Belgrade Centre for Security Policy and professor of Faculty of Political Science
Sonja Lokar
Coordinator, CEE Network for Gender Issues
H.E. Milan Simurdić
Ambassador of Serbia to the Kingdom of Norway
James Ker-Lindsay
European Institute, London School of Economics and Political Science
Aleksandar Vučić
First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence ‚ Republic of Serbia
Jovan Teokarević
Professor, Faculty of Political Sciences, University of Belgrade
Tanja Miščević
Vice-President, European Movement in Serbia
Peter Marčan
Analyst, Energy Security Institute, Slovakia
Jiří Schneider
First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Czech Republic
Irena Bošković
Coordinator of Gender Equality Department, Ministry of Justice and Human Rights, Montenegro
Aleksandar Kovačević
Senior Visiting Research Fellow, Oxford Institute for Energy Studies
Jelica Stefanović-Štambuk
Professor at the Faculty of Political Sciences, University of Belgrade
Filip Ejdus
Lecturer, Department of International Relations, Faculty of Political Sciences
Stéphane Koch
Advisor and Lecturer, Information Technology and Communication
Branko Stamenković
Special Prosecutor, Member of State Prosecutor’s Council, Serbia
Rebecca J. Cruise
Political Science, University of Oklahoma
Ivan Vejvoda
Vice President for Programmes, German Marshall Fund of the United States
Christopher Coker
Professor, London School of Economics and Political Sciences
Bogdan Aurescu
State Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Romania
Dragan Štavljanin
Broadcaster, Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty
Alaa Murabit
Founder and President, The Voice of Libyan Women
Agron Bajrami
Editor-in-Chief, Koha Ditore
Anton Bebler
Professor of Political Science at Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia
Jelena Vasiljević
Deputy Head of Border Police, Ministry of Interior, Republic of Serbia
Christian Bueger
Lecturer at Cardiff School of European Studies, UK
Sonja Stojanović
Director ‚ Belgrade Centre for Security Policy
Avgustina Tzvetkova
Deputy Minister, Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Bulgaria
Marko Žilović
Faculty of Political Sciences, University of Belgrade
Alex N. Grigorev
President, Council for Inclusive Governance
Nora Ahmetaj
Executive Director, CRDP
Allan R. Jacobsen
Head of International Department, Ministry of Defence, Denmark
Yves Bertoncini
Secretary General, Notre Europe
Saša Janković
Ombudsman, Republic of Serbia
H.E. Christer Asp
Ambassador, Embassy of Sweden in Serbia
Ismat Jahan
Ambassador, CEDAW expert
Peter Shirlow
Professor, Queen’s University Belfast
Radwan Ziadeh
Syrian Center for Political and Strategic Studies
Markus Jaeger
Head of Legislative Support and National Human Rights Structures Division, DG of Human Rights and Legal Affairs, Council of Europe
Ana Trišić-Babić
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Kerry Brown
Head of Asia Programme, Chatham House
Almut Möller
Head of Programme, Alfred von Oppenheim Centre for European Policy Studies, German Council on Foreign Relations (DGAP)
Duško Lopandić
Assistant to Minister, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Serbia
Vladimir Radunović
Coordinator, E-diplomacy Projects, DIploFoundation
István Gyarmati
President and CEO, International Centre for Democratic Transition
Sonja Licht
President, Belgrade Fund for Political Excellence
Sinan Ülgen
Chairman, Ekonomi ve Dış politika Araştırma Merkezi EDA
Bojan Brkić
Deputy Editor-in-Chief, Radio Television of Serbia
Cvete Koneska
DPhil Student in Politics at University of Oxford, UK
Thomas de Waal
Senior Associate, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Vladimir Petronijević
Executive Director, Group 484
John Karlsrud
Research Fellow at Norwegian Institute of International Relations, Oslo, Norway

Agenda

Full agenda

Day 1

20 Sep 2012

Day 2

21 Sep 2012

Day 3

22 Sep 2012

8:30 - 8:45

Registration at Hotel Hyatt Regency

8:45 - 9:00

Miroslav Hadžić

Academic Event – Welcome remarks

Speakers: Miroslav Hadzic‚ professor, Faculty of Political Sciences‚ University of Belgrade

Miroslav Hadžić

9:00 - 9:30

Thierry Balzacq

Academic Event – Keynote speech no 1: The Ethics of Trust and Regional Security

Speakers: Thierry Balzacq‚ The University of Edinburgh

Thierry Balzacq

9:45 - 11:15

Academic Event – Panel no.1 Security Community in the Western Balkans: past, present, future

The past is not yet over: Remembrance, justice and security community in the Western Balkans Jelena Subotic‚ Assistant Professor at Department of Political Science, Georgia State University, USA Regional Security...

Marko Žilović

Jelena Subotić

Rebecca J. Cruise

Anton Bebler

Danko Aleksić

11:45 - 12:15

Dimitar Bechev

Academic Event – Keynote speech no 2

Speakers: Dimitar Bechev‚ European Studies Centre, St Antony’s College

Dimitar Bechev

12:15 - 13:45

Academic Event – Panel no.2 Professional Practices of Security Community Building in the Western Balkans

Towards Security Community in Western Balkans: Bosnia and Herzegovina Military’s Perspective Kenan Dautovic‚ Associate Professor at the Department for Security and Peace Studies, Faculty of Political Science, University of Sarajevo, Bosnia...

Cvete Koneska

Zrinka Vučinović

Arjan Dyrmishi

Kenan Dautović

Maja Bjeloš

15:00 - 16:30

Jelica Stefanović-Štambuk

Academic Event – Panel no.3 Communities of Security Practices in the Age of Uncertainty

Harnessing Serbian Civilian Capacity for Peace Support Operations: A Nascent Community of Practice John Karlsrud‚ Research Fellow at Norwegian Institute of International Relations, Oslo, Norway Sea Breeze: Piracy, Communities of...

Jelica Stefanović-Štambuk

Marko Kovačević

John Karlsrud

Alexandra Gheciu

Christian Bueger

19:00

Sonja Licht

Erika Kvapilová

Maja Bobić

Official Reception (hosted by UN Women and UNDP/SEESAC)

(Upon separate invitation) Speakers: Erika Kvapilova‚ Regional Programme Director‚ UN Women Sonja Licht‚ President‚ Belgrade Fund for Political Excellence Maja Bobić‚ Secretary General‚ European Movement in Serbia

Sonja Licht

Erika Kvapilová

Maja Bobić

21:00

Session 1: UNSCR 1325 in the Region: Translating Policy into Practice (in parthenrship with UN Women)

Speakers: Osnat Lubrani‚ Resident Representative‚ UNDP Kosovo Avgustina Tzvetkova‚ Deputy Minister‚ Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Bulgaria Gordana Čomić‚ National Assembly Member‚ Republic of Serbia Irena Bošković‚ Coordinator,...

Avgustina Tzvetkova

Mario Masdea

Osnat Lubrani

Gordana Čomić

Irena Bošković

21:00

Session 2: Frozen conflicts or Frozen Lives?

Speakers: Bogdan Aurescu‚ State Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Romania James Ker-Lindsay‚ Professor, London School of Economics and Political Sciences Thomas de Waal‚ Senior Associate, Carnegie Endowment Sinan Ulgen‚...

Sinan Ülgen

Peter Shirlow

James Ker-Lindsay

Thomas de Waal

Bogdan Aurescu

Dragan Štavljanin

21:00

Karsten Friis

Amb. Theodor H. Winkler

Session 3: Cyber War and Cyber Crime: Responding to the Governance Challenges (in partnership with DCAF)

Speakers: Amb. Theodor H. Winkler‚ Director‚ DCAF Alexander Klimburg‚ Senior Adviser, Österreichische Institut für Internationale Politik Stéphane Koch‚ Advisor and Lecturer‚ Information Technology and Communication Branko Stamenković‚ Special Prosecutor, Member...

Karsten Friis

Amb. Theodor H. Winkler

Branko Stamenković

Vladimir Radunović

Stéphane Koch

Alexander Klimburg

08:00 - 09:00

Registration of the participants

09:15 - 09:30

H.E. Ivica Dačić

Keynote Speech

Speakers: H.E. Ivica Dačić‚ Prime Minister and Minister of Interior‚ Republic of Serbia

H.E. Ivica Dačić

09:30 - 11:30

Aleksandar Vučić

Amb. Theodor H. Winkler

Opening Panel: New Paradigm of the Region: Are the Balkans Finally a Success Story?

Speakers: H.E. Miroslav Lajčak‚ Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs‚ Slovakia Aleksandar Vučić‚ First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence‚ Republic of Serbia Jiří Schneider‚ First Deputy...

Aleksandar Vučić

Amb. Theodor H. Winkler

Ana Trišić-Babić

Jiří Schneider

Tanja Miščević

H.E. Miroslav Lajčák

12:00 - 13:30

Plenary Panel 1: Is there an Exit out of the European Crisis of Economy and Democracy? (in partnership with the Slovak Atlantic Commission)

Speakers: Suzana Grubješić‚ Deputy Prime Minister for European Integration‚ Republic of Serbia Ulrike Guérot‚ Senior Research Fellow and Head of the Berlin Office, European Council on Foreign Relations Sinan Ulgen‚...

Bruce Jackson

Sinan Ülgen

Suzana Grubješić

Hugo Brady

Ulrike Guérot

13:30 - 15:00

Networking lunch

14:00 – 15:00

Lunch-hour Discussion: Mission Possible – How Can a Civil Society Organisation Influence SSR in the Country in Transition?

On the occasion of the 15th anniversary of Belgrade Centre for Security Policy (BCSP), one of co-founders and organisers of BSF, BSF will host an informal panel on how to...

Sonja Stojanović

Saša Janković

Miroslav Hadžić

Timothy Edmunds

15:00 - 17:00

Session 4: Crisis and Opportunity: An Unfinished Peace in Kosovo (co-organised with the Council for Inclusive Governance)

Speakers: Stefan Lehne‚ Visiting Scholar, Carnegie Europe Oliver Ivanović‚ Former State Secretary, Ministry for Kosovo and Metohija‚ Republic of Serbia Agron Bajrami‚ Editor-in-Chief, Koha Ditore Spyros Economides‚ European Institute, London...

Stefan Lehne

Oliver Ivanović

Alex N. Grigorev

Spyros Economides

Agron Bajrami

15:00 - 17:00

Session 5: The Nordic Model of Cooperation on Foreign and Security Policy

Speakers: Sverre Jervell‚ Senior Advisor, Ministry of Foreign Affairs‚ Kingdom of Norway H.E. Christer Asp‚ Ambassador‚ Embassy of Sweden in Serbia Allan R. Jacobsen‚ Head of International Department‚ Ministry of...

Jovan Teokarević

Sverre Jervell

Allan R. Jacobsen

H.E. Christer Asp

H.E. Milan Simurdić

15:00 - 17:00

Session 6: Fighting the Financial Crisis: the Eurozone and Beyond

Speakers: Almut Möller‚ Head of Program, Alfred Von Oppenheim Centre for European Policy Studies, German Council on Foreign Relations (DGAP) Yves Bertoncini‚ Secretary General‚ Notre Europe Hugo Brady‚ Senior Research...

Kori Udovički

Almut Möller

Duško Lopandić

Hugo Brady

Yves Bertoncini

17:30 - 19:00

Goran Svilanović

Peter Marčan

Aleksandar Kovačević

Thematic discussion 1: New Energy Partnerships: Is Energy Security a Source of Concern or an Anchor of Stability?

Speakers: Goran Svilanović‚ Co-ordinator of OSCE Economic and Environmental Activities Aleksandar Kovačević‚ Senior Visiting Research Fellow‚ Oxford Institute for Energy Studies Peter Marčan‚ Analyst, Energy Security Institute, Slovakia‚ (Moderator)

Goran Svilanović

Peter Marčan

Aleksandar Kovačević

17:30 - 19:00

Thematic discussion 2: China’s New Role in a World in Crisis

Speakers: Kerry Brown‚ Head of Asia Programme‚ Chatham House Dragana Mitrović‚ Professor, Faculty of Political Sciences‚ University of Belgrade Christopher Coker‚ Professor, London School of Economics and Political Sciences Bojan...

Christopher Coker

Dragana Mitrović

Kerry Brown

Bojan Brkić

17:30 - 19:00

Despina Syrri

Vladimir Petronijević

Saša Janković

Markus Jaeger

Tim Judah

Thematic discussion 3: Migration and the Future of European Identity

Speakers: Markus Jaeger‚ Head of Legislative Support and National Human Rights Structures Division, DG of Human Rights and Legal Affairs‚ Council of Europe Saša Janković‚ Ombudsman‚ Republic of Serbia Despina...

Despina Syrri

Vladimir Petronijević

Saša Janković

Markus Jaeger

Tim Judah

17:30 - 19:00

Ivan Zverzhanovski

Jelena Vasiljević

Special Networking Meeting (hosted by UNDP/SEESAC)

Launch of the “Guidelines for Gender Sensitive Policing Practice with a Particular Focus on Recruitment, Selection and Professional Development of Women Police Officers” UNDP/SEESAC supported Women Police Officers Network in South...

Ivan Zverzhanovski

Jelena Vasiljević

19:00 - 20:00

Tomasz Żornaczuk

Milan Nič

István Gyarmati

Presentation of the policy brief: The Visegrad Group: Exploring New Agenda for the Western Balkans (co-organised with the Slovak Atlantic Commission)

On the margin of the Forum, policy brief entitled “The Visegrad Group: Exploring New Agenda for the Western Balkans” will be presented. The policy brief is a part of the...

Tomasz Żornaczuk

Milan Nič

István Gyarmati

20.00 - 22.00

Pre-premier: The Second Meeting (Crystal Ballroom)

Pre-premier of the movie “The Second Meeting” will be held at the Cystal Ballroom. Director/Producer: Željko Mirković Production: Optimistic Film

20:00

Kalemegdanska terasa

Official dinner (hosted by HOLCIM)

10:00 - 11:30

Plenary Panel 2: The Consequences of the Crisis for Human Security at Home and Abroad (in partnership with UNDP/SEESAC)

Speakers: Mary Kaldor‚ Professor, London School of Economics and Political Sciences Amb. István Gyarmati‚ President and CEO, International Centre for Democratic Transition Remzi Lani‚ Director, Albanian Media Institute Radwan Ziadeh‚...

Radwan Ziadeh

Mary Kaldor

Ivan Vejvoda

Remzi Lani

István Gyarmati

12:00 - 13:30

Plenary Panel 3: Women and the Crisis: Is there a Different Approach to Confronting Challenges? (in partnership with UN Women)

Speakers: Sonja Lokar‚ Coordinator, CEE Network for Gender Issues Alaa Murabit‚ Founder and President, The Voice of Lybian Women Ismat Jahan‚ Ambassador‚ CEDAW expert Erika Kvapilova‚ Regional Programme Director‚ UN...

Sonja Stojanović