Agenda 2016

Speakers: Sonja Stojanović Gajić‚ Director, Belgrade Centre for Security Policy

Speakers: Sergio Carrera‚ Senior Research Fellow and Head of the Justice and Home Affairs Programme, Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS)

Migrants, the EU and NGOs: A preliminary investigation of recent trends and future perspectives Daniela Irrera, Associate Professor of Political Science and International Relations at the University of Catania, Italy... Read More

Turkey as the gatekeeper: between ontological security and physical insecurity Natalia Piotrowska, PhD Candidate and Teaching Assistant, Department of Political Science and International Relations, University of Kent Abstract: Turkey, due... Read More

International Human Rights Treaties versus Bilateral Readmission Agreements: Implications for Refugees and Illegalized Immigrants Hallee Caron, PhD candidate and Teaching Assistant, Department of Political Science, University of California, Irvine Abstract: ... Read More

(Upon separate invitations only) (organised by Belgrade Center for Security Policy)   Discussion Topics: Why are civilian capacities (CIVCAP) for peace operations important? What are the incentives for the use... Read More

The “SALUS” award was founded in 2015 as a prize to be awarded to the best policy papers dealing with security policies, written by the students of the University of... Read More

(in partnership with the European Fund for the Balkans Discussion Points: Back in Top 10: where is the enlargement on the EU agenda? EU Enlargement or Isolation: how are the... Read More

Chatham House Rule Discussion Points: What are the major causes of the recent right-wing populist surge in Europe? What should be done to stop the further mainstreaming of the far-right?... Read More

Discussion Points: How is the current dialogue helping the EU future of Belgrade and Prishtina? Seems that the EU and the sides are doing not enough. What else could be... Read More

(in partnership with GLOBSEC with the support of the International Visegrad Fund) Discussion Points:   What are the key differences between propaganda and disinformation campaign in the modern world? What is... Read More

Speakers: Sonja Licht‚ President, Belgrade Fund for Political Excellence

Discussion Points: Albania and Serbia: substantial or superficial cooperation? What is the way forward for Albanian-Serbian relations? Why are the Albanian-Serbian relations important for the stability of South East European... Read More

Speakers: Ivica Dačić‚ First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Serbia Zoran Đorđević‚ Minister of Defence, Government of Republic of Serbia James Appathurai‚ Deputy... Read More

Discussion Points: Does the current migration and refugee crisis mark the end of the EU as a “Community of values”? How will the current crisis affect the relations between the... Read More

(in partnership with the Balkan Trust for Democracy, a project of the German Marshall Fund of the United States)   Discussion Points: The EU response to global crises: a strong... Read More

Following the best practices from the previous three years, this year’s Academic event will be complemented with an additional program for PhD students and other interested researchers entitled the Method,... Read More

Discussion Points: What will be the consequences of BREXIT for Southeastern Europe? How does the expected postponement of EU enlargement affect candidate countries in the region of the Balkans? What... Read More

(in partnership with Centre for International Relations and Sustainable Development – CIRSD) Discussion Points: What is the New Silk Road and China’s views on Europe within it?  Is the New... Read More

(In partnership with Geneva Centre for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces (DCAF)) Discussion Points: How do the existing strategic and legal frameworks for cyber security perform in practice: what... Read More

(in cooperation with Open Society European Policy Institute) Discussion Points: What are typical/most common strategies used to curtail the democratic governance over the security sectors in Europe? What are critical... Read More

(Organised by OSCE Mission to Serbia) Background To support the dialogue between Belgrade and Pristina, the OSCE Mission to Serbia and the OSCE Mission in Kosovo launched in 2012 the... Read More

(organised by Balkan Trust for Democracy, a project of the German Marshall Fund of the United States) TOPIC: Confronting Multiple Challenges: What is the Future of Transatlantic Relations? In an increasingly interconnected... Read More

(Organised by CIFE in cooperation with CFA / ÖFZ, IAI and the Balkans in Europe Policy Advisors Group (BiEPAG), with the support of the German Foreign Office / Stability Pact... Read More

(In partnership with European Council on Foreign Relations-ECFR)  Chatham House Rule Discussion Points:   Is it possible for neutral countries to separate military neutrality from the political, and if so,... Read More

(in partnership with UNDP Regional Centre for Europe and the CIS) Chatham House Rule Discussion Points Is it too early in the game? Or have new forms of control already... Read More

(in partnership with the OSCE Mission to Serbia) Discussion Points: If media mirrors a society, what is the current state of media telling us about today’s societies? Has the role... Read More

In partnership with the Open Society Institutes’ Think tank Fund)   Discussion Points: In the situation of crisis – political, humanitarian, etc. – who is the actor who takes the... Read More