Climate Change as a Human Security Issue in the Western Balkans
by United Nations Development Programme Serbia Human health issues, loss of species, water supplies and agriculture production, increase of extreme events and migration ... Read More
Citizens’ Demand for Higher Standards a Cure for the Decline of Democracy throughout Europe
by Jovana Marović, Executive Director of the Politikon Network, Podgorica “Democracy does not enjoy the good health, as it has never enjoyed in the past,... Read More
Is China alternative to European integration of Western Balkans?
by Stefan Vladisavljev, BSF Program Assistant Since 2013 and the launch of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s strategic Belt and Road Initiative (previously known as... Read More
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... Read More
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... Read More
More Women: Changing Culture, Building Partnerships
Why more women? “Why not?” moderator Karolina Leaković, Vice-President, Party of European Socialists Women, asked jokingly at the very beginning of the session dedicated to female perspective... Read More
Think-Tankers Agree: Civil Society Should be More Included
At the panel “Balkans 2025: What kind of future can we expect?” speakers comprised of regional leading think-takers presented their research papers that showed the... Read More
Serbia in EU is in Everyone’s Best Interest
Germany and the United States have historically played significant roles within the Western Balkans. With recent issues facing the area, specifically “a return of geopolitics,”... Read More
Populism: Threat or Opportunity for Reinvention of the EU
In light of the new challenges that face the European Union, such as climate change, migration, and the rise of populism, the question of how... Read More
Better a Giant of Cooperation than a Dwarf of Nationalism
The panel that followed the Grand Opening of the Belgrade Security Forum saw the participation of the presidents of the Republic of Serbia and of... Read More