BELGRADE SECURITY FORUM 2014: CALL FOR PAPERS
The organizers of the Belgrade Security Forum are pleased to invite security scholars and researchers to submit proposal papers for the fourth Belgrade Security Forum... Read More
BSF 2013
BSF 2013 News
The Fourth Belgrade Security Forum Announcement
Belgrade Fund for Political Excellence, Belgrade Centre for Security Policy and the European Movement in Serbia are organizing the fourth Belgrade Security Forum that will... Read More
Belgrade Security Forum 2013 Conference Summary
Belgrade Security Forum 2013 Conference Summary is now available. The organisers are pleased that the third Forum was again a fruitful ground for exchanging ideas... Read More
Improving Welfare and Human Security in Serbia: from National to Local Level
The roundtable Improving Welfare and Human Security in Serbia: from National to Local Level was held on December 12 2013, in Novi Pazar. It was... Read More
Speakers
H.E. Miroslav Lajčák
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign and European Affairs of the Slovak RepublicJean-Daniel Ruch
Ambassador, Head of Mission, Embassy of the Swiss Confederation in SerbiaAlex N. Grigorev
President, Council for Inclusive Governance (Moderator)Predrag Jureković
Senior Researcher, Institute for Peace Support and Conflict Management, National Defence Academy, Austrian Armed ForcesPredrag Tasevski
Founder, CyberSecurity.mkDejan Anastasijević
Brussels correspondent, Tanjug News ServiceEngjellushe Morina
Co-founder and Chairperson, Pristina Council for Foreign RelationsRiham Bahi
Assistant Professor, Cairo UniversityBarbora Maronkova
Information Officer for the Western Balkans, NATOArjan Dyrmishi
Head of the European and Security Research Department, Institute for Democracy and Mediation, TiranaAlmut Möller
Head of Programme, Alfred von Oppenheim Centre for European Policy StudiesHeidi Grau
Ambassador, Head of the OSCE Chairmanship Task Force of the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign AffairsOliver Ivanović
Former State Secretary, Ministry for Kosovo and Metohija, Republic of SerbiaHakan Altinay
Non-resident Fellow, Brookings InstitutionJelena Cupać
PhD researcher, European University Institute in Florence, Department of Political and Social SciencesNenad Radičević
Journalist, Politika DailyEdith Harxhi
Deputy Foreign Minister, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of AlbaniaHilde Haug
University of OsloDaniel R. Fung
Member of Chambers, Des Voeux ChambersAdam Kobieracki
Ambassador, Director of the OSCE Conflict Prevention CentreJacques Rupnik
Director for Researches, CERIIvana Hlavsová
Director, South East and South European Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech RepublicDaniel de Torres
Deputy Head, Operations III, DCAF (Chair)Aleksandar Vučić
First Deputy Prime Minister, Republic of SerbiaLeon Malazogu
Co-founder and Executive Director, Democracy for Development, Kosovo*Kenan Dautović
Associate Professor, Faculty of Political Sciences, SarajevoPeter Gill
Honorary Senior Research Fellow, University of LiverpoolPiotr Świtalski
Ambassador, Director of the Directorate of Policy Planning, Council of EuropeKolinda Grabar-Kitarović
Ambassador, Assistant Secretary General for Public Diplomacy, NATOAndi Balla
Albanian Institute for International StudiesSelmo Cikotić
Dean of the American School of Government, American University in Bosnia and HerzegovinaElisabeth Nauclér
MP, Parliament of FinlandBaroness Pauline Neville-Jones
Government Special Representative to Business on Cyber Security, UKDženita Brčvak
Research Fellow, Centre for Democracy and Human Rights, PodgoricaTanja Miščević
Serbian Chief Negotiator with EUFilip Ejdus
Member of the BCSP Management Board and Lecturer at the Faculty of Political Sciences, University of BelgradeH.E. Michael D. Kirby
U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Serbia (TBC)Elizabeth Filippouli
Founder and CEO, Global ThinkersMaja Bobić
Secretary General, European Movement in SerbiaElizabeth Sidiropoulos
Chief Executive, South African Institute of International AffairsDukagjin Gorani
Director, Liberal Democratic InstituteMai’a K. Davis Cross
Senior Researcher at the ARENA Centre for European Studies, OsloBranko Ružić
Minister without portfolio responsible for European integration, Government of the Republic of SerbiaDimitar Bechev
Senior Policy Fellow and Head of European Council on Foreign Relations office in SofiaNenad Šebek
Executive Director, CDRSEERoman Hloben
Director, South-East European States and Turkey Department, Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs, Slovak RepublicMilada Vachudova
Associate Professor, Department of political Science, University of North Carolina at Chapel HillBoris Tadić
Former President of the Republic of SerbiaBesa Shahini
Senior Analyst, European Stability InitiativeErik Baktai
Senior Adviser, Security Policy Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of HungarySonja Stojanović Gajić
Director, Belgrade Center for Security PolicyGerald Stang
Associate Fellow, EUISSJohn M. Roberts
Energy Security Specialist, PlattsNils Ragnar Kamsvåg
Ambassador, The Royal Norwegian Embassy in BelgradeZoran Ostojić
MP, National Assembly of the Republic of SerbiaMaja Ružić
Teaching Assistant in International Security Studies, Academy of Criminalistic and Police Studies, BelgradeDr. Seyed Vahid Karimi
Director of European Studies, Institute for Political and European StudiesDespina Syrri
President of Symbiosis, Department of Balkan Slavic and Oriental Studies, University of Macedonia, ThessalonikiSławomir Debski
Director, The Centre for Polish-Russian Dialogue and UnderstandingAndrew Michels
Senior Security Sector and Rule of Law Advisor, USAIDBiljana Dakić Đorđević
Program Officer, Balkan Trust for Democracy, a project of the German Marshall Fund of the United StatesAli Biniaz
Director, Directorate for International Economy and Energy Studies, Institute for Political and International Studies, IranJosef Teboho Ansorge
JD Candidate, Yale Law SchoolTomaš Valašek
Ambassador, Permanent Representative of Slovak Republic to NATOMarcus Holmes
Assistant Professor of Political Science, Ohio State UniversityFranco Frattini
Former Minister of Foreign Affairs, President of the Italian Society for International OrganizationsKarsten Friis
Senior Advisor, NUPI (Moderator)Milan Nič
Senior Fellow, Central European Policy InstituteIda Orzechowska
PhD candidate, Institute of Political Science of the University of WroclawJohann Pucher
Defence Policy Director, Ministry of Defence and SportJasmina Živković
MP, Assembly of Kosovo*Jovan Kurbalija
Founding Director, Diplo Foundation (Moderator)Ivana Milosavljević
Women activistJelle Leunis
PhD candidate, Free University of BrusselsValerie Evans
Head of DE&S's International Relations Group IRG, MoD, UKBoško Jakšić
Foreign Policy Editor-in-Chief, PolitikaSašo Ordanoski
Director of Media and Public Affairs, VeVe GroupRemzi Lani
Director, Albanian Media InstituteMarko Đurić
Foreign Policy Adviser to the President of SerbiaArbër Vllahiu
Senior Political Advisor for Media and Public Relations/Spokesperson and Chief of Staff of the President of Republic of Kosovo*Ana Trišić-Babić
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Bosnia and HerzegovinaSonja Licht
President, Belgrade Fund for Political ExcellenceTomasz Żornaczuk
Analyst on the Western Balkans, Polish Institute of International AffairsH.E. Julian Braithwaite
Ambassador, UK Representative to the EU Political and Security CommitteeWilliam Bartlett
Senior Research Fellow in the Political Economy of Southeast Europe, LSEFlorian Qehaja
Executive Director, Kosovar Centre for Security Studies, PristinaCvete Koneska
Senior Research Fellow at Analytica Skopje and DPhil student at University of OxfordRichard Thompson
Director, T-Media (Chair)Alexander Klimburg
Senior Adviser, Österreichische Institut für Internationale PolitikVahid Karimi
Director of European Studies, Institute for Political and European StudiesFranz Lothar Altman
Center for Applied Policy Research, University of MunichValbona Zeneli
Professor, College of International and Security Studies, George C. Marshall CenterTim Judah
Balkans Correspondent, The EconomistJelica Minić
Former Deputy RCC Secretary General/Head of Expert PoolPredrag Grujičić
Head of Hydrocarbons Unit, Energy CommunityBranka Marijan
PhD candidate in Global Governance, Balsillie School of International Affairs, Wilfrid Laurier University, Ontario, CanadaMarkus Jaeger
Head of Migration Co-ordination Division, Council of EuropeSrđan Bogosavljević
Director, Ipsos Strategic MarketingGoran Svilanović
Secretary General, Regional Cooperation CouncilImre Varga
Ambassador, Owner, EU-JUST-4U Consulting Ltd.Franz-Stefan Gady
Senior Fellow, East West InstituteNora Ahmetaj
Executive Director, CRDPJonathan Marley
Serving Officer with the Irish Defence Forces and a PhD candidate at the London School of EconomicsVladislav Inozemtsev
Professor, Director of the Centre for Post-Industrial Studies
Agenda
Day 1
19 Sep 2013
Day 2
20 Sep 2013
Day 3
21 Sep 2013
8:30 - 9:00
9:00 - 9:15
Academic Event – Opening remarks
Speakers: Nils Ragnar Kamsvåg‚ Ambassador, The Royal Norwegian Embassy in Belgrade
Nils Ragnar Kamsvåg
09:15 - 09:45
Academic Event – Keynote speech, Epistemic Communities and European Security Integration
Speakers: Mai’a Cross‚ Senior Researcher at the ARENA Centre for European Studies in Oslo
Mai’a K. Davis Cross
10:00 - 11:30
Academic Event – Panel 1: Transformation of Diplomacy
The panel will discuss the transformation of the diplomatic profession in the European context. Holmes’s paper examines the role of personal diplomacy in international relations. Rofe and Zivojinović analyse contemporary... Read More
Filip Ejdus
Maja Ružić
Marcus Holmes
Jelena Cupać
Academic Event – Panel 2: Transformation of Security Professions in the Balkans
This panel will focus on transformation of traditional security related professions in the Balkans, such as the military, diplomacy and police. Jonathan Marley investigates military reforms in Croatia, Bosnia Herzegovina... Read More
Milada Vachudova
Jonathan Marley
Cvete Koneska
Arjan Dyrmishi
Academic Event – Panel 3: Security professions Beyond the State
In this final panel, discussion about the transformation of international security related professions move beyond the state. Jelle Leunis will map the impact of this restructuring of the armed forces... Read More
Hilde Haug
Ida Orzechowska
Branka Marijan
Jelle Leunis
Peter Gill
16:30-18:30
Kopaonik Room
Transatlantic Trends Report 2013
Organised by the Balkan Trust for Democracy, a project of the German Marshall Fund of the United States Transatlantic Trends is a project of the German Marshall Fund of the... Read More
H.E. Michael D. Kirby
Biljana Dakić Đorđević
Srđan Bogosavljević
Nenad Radičević
Official Reception
Speakers: Maja Bobić‚ Secretary General, European Movement in Serbia Sonja Stojanović Gajić‚ Director, Belgrade Centre for Security Policy
Maja Bobić
Sonja Stojanović Gajić
Session 1: Overcoming the Gaps in Security Cooperation in the Western Balkans
(in partnership with the Research Council of Norway) In this panel, we want to take a critical look at security cooperation practices and evaluate how regional interactions could be further... Read More
Kenan Dautović
Sonja Stojanović Gajić
Florian Qehaja
Jelica Minić
Arjan Dyrmishi
Dženita Brčvak
Session 2: New Model of State Emerging from the Economic Crisis
Discussion topics: To what extent are modern states influenced by the economic crisis? Critical issues: structure, functionality, effectiveness and democratic representation. The severity of the current crisis in some countries... Read More
Almut Möller
Maja Bobić
Piotr Świtalski
Vladislav Inozemtsev
William Bartlett
Session 3: Regional Cooperation and Reconciliation in the Western Balkans: Continuation or Stalemate
(in cooperation with the Ministry of Defence and Sports of the Republic of Austria) Discussion topics: Has regional cooperation become the responsibility of regional actors or is it still mainly... Read More
Valbona Zeneli
Johann Pucher
Predrag Jureković
Franz Lothar Altman
Session 4: Global Civics in the World in Crisis
(in cooperation with the Global Civics Academy) For the last two hundred years, human beings have increased their control over their lives through technology and democracy. We have become increasingly... Read More
Sonja Licht
Markus Jaeger
Daniel R. Fung
Elizabeth Filippouli
Hakan Altinay
Session 5: The Visegrad Group: Exploring the New Synergies with the Western Balkans
(in partnership with the Slovak Atlantic Commission, International Centre for Democratic Transition and Jagello 2000) Discussion topics: How the Visegrad Group could become more relevant and effective force multipliers of... Read More
Milan Nič
Tomasz Żornaczuk
Imre Varga
Roman Hloben
Ivana Hlavsová
08:00-09:00
09:15 – 09:30
Opening Panel: State Building and European Integration – Mutually Reinforcing or Contradicting Processes?
(in partnership with the Slovak Atlantic Commission) Discussion topics: The new format for EU accession negotiations is recognized as fundamentally a state building process. How does this correspond with the... Read More
Tim Judah
H.E. Miroslav Lajčák
Branko Ružić
H.E. Julian Braithwaite
11:30 - 13:00
Crystal Ballroom
Plenary panel 1: Helsinki Plus 40: Strengthening the Security Community to Meet Current Security Challenges
(in partnership with the Swiss FDFA in the context of the upcoming Swiss Chairmanship of the OSCE) Discussion topics: How much is the OSCE still relevant for confidence-building within the... Read More
Aleksandar Vučić
Richard Thompson
Andrew Michels
Adam Kobieracki
Heidi Grau
15:00 - 16:30
Crystal Ballroom
Plenary panel 2: Gender at the Margins: The Role of State
(in partnership with DCAF) The role of the state is to facilitate and ensure the organizational and operational development of the security sector in line with democratic principles. This includes... Read More
Daniel de Torres
Elisabeth Nauclér
Tanja Miščević
Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović
Valerie Evans
Session 6: A Comparative Perspective of the International Reconciliation Models: How Similar, How Different?
Discussion topics: Is there a “universal principle” for reconciliation? If not, is there at least a “one fits all” set of principles which can be applied in any place, at... Read More
Nenad Šebek
Sławomir Debski
Andi Balla
Nora Ahmetaj
16:30 - 18:00
Kopaonik Room
Session 7: Assuring Cyber-Security in the Western Balkans and the Rest of Europe: Roles and Responsibilities of Institutions, Industry and Users?
(in cooperation with DCAF) Almost every day we hear about new challenges to cyber-security which mean that nowadays even experts find it difficult to keep up to date with the... Read More
Jovan Kurbalija
Predrag Tasevski
Baroness Pauline Neville-Jones
Franz-Stefan Gady
Alexander Klimburg
16:30 - 18:00
Budva Room
Session 8: Rethinking the EU’s Mediterranean Policies: Europe’s Security Shortcomings
Discussion topics: Where do the EU’s Mediterranean Policies now stand? Is the Union for the Mediterranean project still a European priority? Will Mediterranean cooperation survive violent regime changes in the... Read More
Despina Syrri
Elizabeth Sidiropoulos
Jean-Daniel Ruch
Dimitar Bechev
Josef Teboho Ansorge
16:30 - 18:00
Belgrade Room
Session 9: Serbia and Kosovo*: A Game Changer in the Balkans?
(in cooperation with the Council for Inclusive Governance) Discussion topics: Why were the Brussels agreements possible? What is the impact of the Brussels Agreement on the Western Balkans (on or... Read More
Alex N. Grigorev
Oliver Ivanović
Arbër Vllahiu
Zoran Ostojić
Leon Malazogu
Dukagjin Gorani
Marko Đurić
Special Evening Talk: Iran After Elections: International Prospects
Discussion topics: Three months down the road, what is the impact of the June 14 election for the domestic situation in Iran, as well as on the future direction of... Read More
Dr. Seyed Vahid Karimi
Boško Jakšić
20:00
Official Dinner (Upon separate invitation)
Upon separate invitation
9:00 - 10:00
Session 10: Energy Security in SEE – Connecting or Dividing?
(in cooperation with the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Sweden) Discussion topics: Is there a consensus around a more multidimensional conception of energy security? How much autonomy in designing energy... Read More
Karsten Friis
Gerald Stang
John M. Roberts
Predrag Grujičić
Ali Biniaz
10:00 - 11:30
Budva Room
Session 11:Human Security in Kosovo*
(in cooperation with the Council for Inclusive Governance) Discussion topics: What is the state of human security in Kosovo? What aspects need immediate attention? What are the most threatening current... Read More
Alex N. Grigorev
Jasmina Živković
Besa Shahini
Engjellushe Morina
Ivana Milosavljević
10:00 - 11:30
Kopaonik Room
Session 12: Corruption and Informality – Have the Developed Democracies and Part of Balkans Learned to Tame Them?
Discussion topics: What it a ‘normal’ level of informality in day-to-day decision-making in public administration and when does it become a danger for good governance? The rules and institutions for... Read More
Sašo Ordanoski
Valbona Zeneli
Milada Vachudova
Sonja Stojanović Gajić
Peter Gill
Session 13: NATO Facing the Unpredictable Challenges: Is New Security Architecture Transformed Enough?
(in cooperation with the Embassy of the Slovak Republic in Belgrade, NATO Contact Point Embassy) Over its 60 years of existence, NATO has confirmed its ability to adapt to new... Read More
Tomaš Valašek
Barbora Maronkova
Arjan Dyrmishi
Selmo Cikotić
Erik Baktai
12:00 - 13:30
Crystal Ballroom
Closing panel: The Balkans 2020
(in partnership with the Balkan Trust for Democracy, a project of the German Marshall Fund of the United States) Questions: Which region are we talking about following Croatia’s accession to... Read More
Remzi Lani
Ana Trišić-Babić
Boris Tadić
Goran Svilanović
Jacques Rupnik
Franco Frattini
Dejan Anastasijević
Closing address
Speakers: Sonja Licht‚ President, Belgrade Fund for Political Excellence Maja Bobić‚ Secretary General, European Movement in Serbia Sonja Stojanović Gajić‚ Director, Belgrade Centre for Security Policy, Belgrade
Sonja Licht
Maja Bobić
Sonja Stojanović Gajić
