The fifth panel of the Belgrade Security Conference, which took place on the 12th of October, discussed the role of philanthropy in aiding democratic institutions. The moderator of the panel was Christal Morehouse, Senior Program Officer, Open Society Europe and Central Asia Program. The debate was opened with the question about the challenges from the previous years: global pandemics, migrations, and wars.
The third panel of the day, ˝Western Balkans in the Global (Dis)order: Common Approach to Regional Instability and External Threats˝, was moderated by Simonida Kacarska, the Director of the European Policy Institute. The panelists discussed the position and situation of the Western Balkan in the current atmosphere of high tensions and potential instability in this region.
A panel discussion on the role of the European Political Community (EPC) took place on 12th October, debating the role of the EPC as a contributor to the security of the continent, the current trends in European integration, and ways in which various non-like-minded actors can come together and make decisions, through the EPC. Through the moderation of Isabelle Ioannides, Senior Policy Analyst, European Parliament’s Research Centre, the panelists agreed on the potential of the EPC to bring diverse actors to the table, giving equal opportunity to all states to discuss matters of joint concern.
The second day of the conference started with the topic “Can a Divided UN Security Council Still Fulfil its Mandate in the Current Polarised World?”, moderated by Annelies Verstichel, Diplomatic Advisor to Belgian Deputy Prime Minister. The panel was initiated with the question of whether there is any hope regarding the work of the UN Security Council and how its activity could be challenged by possible changes in work.
Following the first panel, the BCSP director Igor Bandović stressed the significance of the newly established “Lighthouse” award that aims to reward individuals of exceptional courage in their professional tasks in the fields of security and foreign policy, both men and women. The “Lighthouse” serves as a reminder of the virtues that should characterize individuals in society and symbolizes the destination we should reach and the path we must traverse to become better individuals and a better society, with the courageous acts of these individuals lighting our way.
The first panel of the conference, “Ukraine and the Allies: Keeping the Firm Rock Unity and Solidarity”, was moderated by Oana Pompescu-Zamfir, Founder and Director of the GlobalFocus Centre. The panelists were Thomas Kleine-Brockhoff, Guide Goldman Distinguished Scholar for Geostrategy, German Marshall Fund of the United States, Hannes Swoboda, President of the WIIW – Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies, the President of the International Institute for Peace and Marko Markovec, Director and Deputy Managing Director of the European External Action Service.
The Belgrade Security Conference BSC 2023 is officially open!
Igor Bandović, the Director of the Belgrade Centre for Security Policy, opened the 2023 Belgrade Security Conference (BSC) on the 11th of October 2023. In his opening remarks, he mentioned the current destabilising events, such as the war in Ukraine, the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, as well as the local dispute between Serbia and Kosovo.
We are proud to host the second edition of the BSC conference with an amazing lineup of speakers and topics.
You can check the BSC 2023 Agenda with a complete list of panels and panelists here.
The Belgrade Security Conference 2023 (BSC), the largest conference on foreign policy and security in the Western Balkans, will be held on 11-13 October 2023 in Belgrade under the auspices of the Belgrade Centre for Security Policy (BCSP), titled “Reconstructing the Global (Dis)order.”
We are pleased to announce that the BSC 2023 Thematic Agenda is live. This year, the Belgrade Security Conference (BSC) will be held on 11-13 October 2023 in Belgrade, under the auspices of the Belgrade Centre for Security Policy (BCSP), titled “Reconstructing the Global (Dis)order.”
Under the title “Russian Aggression Against Ukraine: New Momentum for the EU Enlargement?”, the second in a series of BSC Leaders Meetings events took place in Skopje on Wednesday, May 17, 2023.
