Belgrade – ESI takes part in the Belgrade Security Conference

Adnan Cerimagic moderating the Belgrade Security Conference Young Leaders. Photo: BSC 2023

ESI senior analyst Adnan Cerimagic took part in the second edition of the Belgrade Security Conference which took place from 10 to 13 October 2023 under the title “Reconstructing the Global (Dis)order.” The conference brought together European and Balkan leaders, global think-tankers, academics, activists, diplomats, and current and former politicians. Adnan spoke at a panel titled “Hungary in the Balkans: Crafting the Southern Illiberal Flank” where he presented some of the ESI’s research analysis.

On 12 October 2023 Adnan also took part in in a meeting of the International Advisory board of the Belgrade Centre for Security Policy (BCSP), which organised the Belgrade Security Conference. Together with fifteen other experts, former politicians and diplomats, Adnan is part of the Advisory Board as its member. More information on the International Advisory board of the Belgrade Centre for Security Policy (BCSP) here.

On 12 and 13 October 2023, Adnan also moderated the Belgrade Security Conference Young Leaders workshop where 18 young leaders from six Western Balkans states took part. It “has a mission to empower young people in the Western Balkans and create new generations of decision-makers and opinion-dormers capable of bringing change … to encourage them to participate in essential discussions actively, amplify the youth perspective, and leverage their skills and experiences to analyze and address the most pressing challenges that young individuals in the region face today.” Adnan also presented them with some of the ESI’s research and advocacy methods. More on the workshop here.

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• “47 again? Russia out, Kosovo in Support Kosovo’s membership in the Council of Europe”
• “Abandon clichés about Bosnia: Push EU-related reforms instead of arbitrary conditions”
• “No partition: Why Kosovo and Serbia must not discuss territory”
• “Anti-Corruption Report for the West Balkans: Measure corruption in order to fight it”