BSF Archive (2013)

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

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 is now available. The organisers are pleased that the third Forum was again a fruitful ground for exchanging ideas... Read More

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

The main focus of this panel was on the future NATO, in particular, is NATO relevant in the times when non-state actors on the international... Read More

In this panel, the participants discussed not only the reasons, the symptoms and the consequences of corruption and informality, but also aimed to bring up... Read More

This session, organized in cooperation with the Council for Inclusive Governance, focused on the human security in Kosovo*. The speakers explained the situation in Kosovo*,... Read More

Is there a strong dependency on the energy supply? What are the prospects for supply diversification? What are the EU policies and possible future moves... Read More

The discussion about Balkans 2020 on the closing panel of the Belgrade Security Forum 2013 gathered distinguished guests and a lot of attention. The closing... Read More

What is the perspective for the Serbia and Kosovo* relations after the Brussels agreement and just before the local elections? What all this brings to... Read More

This session addressed the recent security challenges defining the neighboring region along the EU southern and eastern borders, particularly within the trajectory of the ongoing... Read More

During an interesting and dynamic panel on cyber security, prominent group of speakers continued the last year’s debate on the most important security issues with... Read More

Second panel sought to answer questions what changed in the security environment since the Helsinki conference? What are the main contemporary security challenges? What can... Read More

In this special evening talk session Dr. Seyed Karimi discussed recent presidental elections in Iran and focused on new energy with which Hassan Rohani was... Read More

This year’s gender panel combined personal stories of the panelists with the role of state in dealing with gender issues. Resolution 1325, perception of gender... Read More

The opening panel of the second day of Belgrade Security Forum 2013 was dedicated to the delicate dynamic between state building and the European integration... Read More

Sonja Licht gives an opening speech on the start of the second day of Belgrade Security Forum 2013. Addressing all participants at the Belgrade Security... Read More

This year Belgrade Security Forum will also encompass an innovative program for PhD students and other interested researchers at the early stage of their career... Read More

Second panel of the Academic session focused on the question of transformation of security professions in the Balkans. Discussion at the second panel was focused... Read More

Since its establishment twenty years ago, the Visegrad group has become a regional leader in providing assistance both through the advisory role and the International... Read More

The participants discussed the role of regional and external actors in the reconciliation process, regional cooperation and obstacles to it, and tried to answer the... Read More

What is the influence of the global economic crisis on today’s modern states? What are the results and the perspective of the EU response to... Read More

Is regional cooperation possible without the mediation of the international organizations? What is the role and position of diplomacy and diplomats in the regional cooperation?... Read More

A little more than half of the EU citizens (55%) think the United States should exert strong leadership in the world affairs, while the US... Read More

The first panel in the Academic session saw a discussion on new trends of transformation of diplomacy in international security. The first panel in the... Read More

In Academic session keynote speech Mai’a Cross discussed epistemic communities – transnational neworks of experts – and their influence on the EU integrations in the... Read More

The third Belgrade Security Forum began this Thursday morning in Belgrade. Belgrade Security Forum 2013 will last for three days, from 19th to 21st September... Read More

It is therefore time for the NGOs and other non-state actors to turn form consumers of diplomacy to producers of diplomatic outcomes. by Arjan Dyrmishi... Read More

Presenting research findings at the Belgrade Security Forum in front of political officials, international representatives, and researchers from across the region may be the first... Read More

Android Application now available Now you can download for free Android application “Belgrade Security Forum” from Google Play. It contains agenda, speakers and logistical information... Read More

The organizers of the Belgrade Security Forum hosted representatives of domestic media in order to present the upcoming Forum at the premises of Belgrade Centre... Read More

The roundtable The prospects of security integration – defence cooperation and peacekeeping operations was held on June 12 2013, in Niš. It was organised by... Read More

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