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Oct

Organized Crime in the Time of COVID-19

Unusual discussion on the effects of Covid-19 on several aspects of organized crime in Europe and the world took place in the closing of the...

Oct

Vicious Circle of Anti-Liberal Narratives and Distrust

Although the Western Balkan countries have set out their accession into the EU as their key foreign policy strategy, the region appears to be still...

Oct

Strong Judiciary to Uncapture States in the Western Balkans

Closing panel of this year’s Academic Event presented different angles and approaches to state capture in Serbia. Tena Prelec, Balkans in Europe Policy Advisory Group,...

Oct

Understanding State Capture

Different theoretical approaches which can be used to explain state capture were discussed at the first Academic Event panel this year. Andrea L. Capusella, London...

Oct

Seeking Stability for Western Balkans, Getting State Capture in Return

General debate on this panel was about the influence of the EU and the rest of the international community on conflict-resolution in the Western Balkans...

Oct

BSF Academic Event: Deconstructing State Capture and Informal Practices

Igor Bandović, Director of the Belgrade Center for Security Policy, and John Clayton, Head of the Democratization Department in the OSCE Mission to Serbia opened...

Oct

Recap of Day 2

Oct

Trust could Rebuild Democracy

The Belgrade Security Forum continued with a discussion on the fate of democracy and solidarity after the COVID-19 pandemic that saw participation of Mr. Ivan...

Oct

Recap of Day 1

Oct

Eastern Mediterranean – Stable Instability

General discussion at this panel was about growing tensions in region of Eastern Mediterranean and how they are being influenced by findings of energy resources...

Oct

BSF TO REMAIN COMMITTED TO VALUES AMID CRISIS

This year the Belgrade Security Forum titled “No trust – No Peace” is happening under very specific circumstances, deprived of one of its main assets...

Sep

10th Belgrade Security Forum Throughout October – “No Trust – No Peace”

This year’s iteration of the Belgrade Security Forum (BSF) will be held throughout the month of October 2020, as a series of online events. BSF...

Sep

The First Decade of the Belgrade Security Forum – 10 Years of Growth and Excellence

From the very beginning, the Belgrade Security Forum (BSF) built its unique profile among similar events in Europe. It was envisaged and...

Aug

10th Belgrade Security Forum Online throughout October

This year’s iteration of the Belgrade Security Forum will be held throughout the month of October 2020, as a series of online events. Therefore, the...

May

Serbian CSOs: Urgently Decrease Tensions between Serbia and Montenegro

Candidate countries for membership in the European Union should resolve their disputes in the spirit of regional cooperation, civil society organizations of Serbia and Montenegro...

May

Serbian CSOs call on Government to Launch Dialogue on Democracy

On the occasion of the release of the recent Freedom House “Nations in Transit” report in which Serbia found itself in the category of a...

Mar

Call for Papers: State Capture and Security

The organizers of the Belgrade Security Forum (BSF) are pleased to invite you to submit papers for this year’s Academic Event. The Academic Event will...

Mar

No Trust – No Peace! Belgrade Security Forum 2020

10th edition of the Belgrade Security Forum to be held on October 21-23, 2020 in Belgrade hotel Hyatt Regency under the title No Trust –...

Oct

Belgrade-Pristina: Time for Radical Honesty?

The last plenary panel of this year’s Belgrade Security Forum was chaired by Alex Roinishvili Grigorev, President of the New York-based Council for Inclusive Governance...

Oct

Women on the Frontlines of Climate Change

Session titled Image Of The Future: A Green, More Developed Western Balkans explored the importance of the role of women and local communities in collective efforts...

Oct

China More Welcomed in Europe Then Thought

Session Belt and Road Initiative – European Perspectives created a platform for a dialogue about the rising presence of the China in Europe. Questions tackled...

Oct

Serbian Public: Two Acceptable Scenarios for Belgrade-Pristina Dialogue

What is usually left out from the contemporary debate on reaching a comprehensive agreement in the dialogue between Belgrade and Pristina is understanding of “hearts...

Oct

Belgrade Security Forum Calls for Re-engagement of EU in the Western Balkans

The future of the Western Balkans is in the EU, which will not be complete without the Western Balkans. It is in the security, political...

Oct

Western Balkans and the EU: Stuck in the Middle

All counties of the Western Balkans are proceeding towards a full European Union membership, although at different levels, be that as an candidate country like...

Oct

Tae-Hyung Kim: North Korea Peace Treaty Would Change the Power Balance in Asia

This side event, unique for its format of only one speaker, began with an introduction by dr. Dragan R. Simić, Dean and Full-time Professor at...

Oct

More Women for Effectiveness and Mission Success

All panelist at side event Women in Security Sector Reform – Promoting Inclusion of Women in Crisis Management Missions agreed: promoting inclusion of women in...

Oct

MENA Region Still Sensitive to External Shocks

Reflecting on the events following the Arab Spring by the panel’s moderator Tijana Rečević, Faculty of Political Science opened the Session Winter of Discontent in the...

Oct

Investing in Small Justices

The number of billionaires has nearly doubled, while almost half of the world’s population is just above extreme poverty, living on less than $5.50 a...

Oct

Climate Change Agreements Pending Implementation

Given that the focus of the BSF2019 lies on various topics revolving around justice in a polarized world, climate change and the urgent need for...

Oct

Women Political Engagement – Not Another Gender Issue

The session under the title Women’s Contribution to Peace, Democracy and Development in the Balkan Region aimed at exploring further possibilities and opportunities for active...

Oct

Climate Change: Youth to Lead the Way

It is not possible to talk about any type of security without taking into consideration environmental protection and natural resources, were the words of Goran...

Oct

EU Enlargement in Western Balkans: Postponed but Not Forgotten?

The grand opening event of the Belgrade Security Forum 2019 sparked the debate on the European perspective of the Western Balkan (WB) countries. Chaired by...

Oct

EU Enlargement: Playing It Safe Next Time Around

The first session of this year’s BSF entitled ’The Big Bang Enlargement’: 15 Years Since the EU’s Greatest Accomplishment focused on the 2004 enlargement of the European...

Oct

Migration: The Cost of Leaving

The session titled Our Own Migration Crisis: People are Leaving and What Can Be Done About It addressed the issue of migration and presented some of the...

Oct

Western Balkans Under Great Power Competition Pressure

The first plenary panel titled Overcoming Great Power Competition: East, West and Rest attempted to determine which country holds the most power and influence in...

Oct

Military Neutrality Means No Bias

The special event presented the complexity of modern military neutrality from the perspectives of two generals, both chief of staff, from two European countries that...

Oct

Western Balkans Regional Security Between Populism and Malign Foreign Investments

Following the Academic Panel 1 that focused on regional security and the retreat of liberalism in Europe, the focus in this panel was placed on the same...

Oct

Democracy Still EU’s Greatest Safeguard

Academic panel titled Regional Security and the Retreat of Liberalism in Europe saw the discussion on the security of the European Union in context of nuclear treaties, as...

Oct

EU to Exercise Its Normative Power to Overcome Crisis

Sonja Stojanović Gajić, Director of the Belgrade Centre for Security Policy (BCSP), was the first to wish a warm welcome to the Academic Event on...

Sep

BSF 2019 Team of Volunteers Selected

Upon reviewing all the applications and conducting a series of interviews in August, the Belgrade Security Forum is pleased to announce that 36 volunteers have...

Aug

BSF Volunteers: Catch a Glimpse of True BSF Spirit

by Marina Radovanović, BSF Volunteer 2017, 2018 When I first heard about BSF Volunteer Team in 2017, I did not even think this experience...

Aug

Volunteers Wanted: Open Call for Volunteers

The organizers of the Belgrade Security Forum (BSF) are pleased to invite enthusiastic and motivated students and graduates from universities, schools and institutes based in Serbia...

Jul

Agenda and Participants set for Next BSF Academic Event

The Belgrade Security Forum organizers are pleased to announce that the participants of the BSF Academic Event 2019 have been selected. We thank all applicants...

Jun

Professor Ian Manners to hold Keynote Speech at the Academic Event

The traditional Academic Event that will open the Belgrade Security Forum 2019 will be dedicated to regional security and the retreat of liberalism. We are...

May

CALL FOR PAPERS: Regional Security and the Retreat of Liberalism

Belgrade Security Forum is happy to announce open call for papers for this year’s Academic Event. Academic Event will open on Wednesday, October 16th 2019....

Feb

Belgrade Security Forum 2019: Striving for Justice in a Divided World

The Ninth Belgrade Security Forum will take place in Belgrade on October 16 -18, 2019 under the title: Striving for Justice in a Divided World....

Oct

Overcoming Dangerous Cocktail of Inequality and Fragile Democracy

The closing panel for the Belgrade Security Forum 2018 was given by H.E. Ana Brnabić, Prime Minister, Republic of Serbia. Guiding the panel was moderator...

Oct

Politics, Education, Media to Lead to Reconciliation

More than two decades after the end of the war in the former Yugoslavia and in spite of millions of dollars spent on justice reform...

Oct

Digital Transformation through Private-Public Cooperation

The session “Securing the Digital Transformation of the Western Balkans” addressed one of very important challenges of security the cybersecurity and digitalization. There are a...

Oct

Dialogue and Cooperation for Building Momentum in the Balkans

Deputy Assistant Secretary of US State Department, Matthew Palmer gave an address titled “Building on Momentum in the Balkans”. After expressing his professional and personal...

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