Young BSF Kicks Off
The 2019 Young Bled Strategic Forum got under way in Ljubljana on Friday with a welcome address by th Speaker of the Parliament Mr Dejan Židan. The speaker welcomed the forum’s participants and pointed out that currently there are some 1.2 billion young people in the world – 16% of the total global population. Mr…
Read Article →Youth and Euro-Atlantic Integrations of the Western Balkans and the Role of V4 – Preparing Policy Recommendations
A groundbreaking study on youth in Southeastern Europe, which drew on views from more than 10,000 respondents aged 14–29 in ten countries of SE Europe in 2018, served as the basis of the Young BSF workshop Entitled Youth and Euro-Atlantic Integrations of the Western Balkans and the Role of V4 – Preparing Policy Recommendations. Presenting the…
Read Article →Let’s go on a Networking Scavenger Hunt
The second day of the Young BSF began with a workshop allowing participants to familiarise themselves with the city of Ljubljana and work on their networking skills, considered a crucial part of the benefits involved in young people’s participation in events and educational sessions. Ms Nejka Šegatin of the Zavod Ypsilon, a group focusing on labour market assistance to young people,…
Read Article →Providing Accessible Information for Diverse Populations
The morning workshop session sought to inform participants and stimulate reflection about effective ways of conveying information to diverse populations, with a focus on vulnerable groups like migrants and on online content design in general. Dr Martina Bofulin, Research Fellow, Research Center of the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts, took the floor first to present DRIM, a Danube region information platform…
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GLOBSEC 2019 Bratislava Forum
Special envoy of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Slovenia (Ambassador-at-Large) and BSF Programme director, Ambassador Iztok Mirošič, is participating in the GLOBSEC 2019 Bratislava Forum.
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BSF and Elcano Royal Institute to Cooperate Strategically
Special envoy of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Slovenia (Ambassador-at-Large) and BSF Programme director, Ambassador Iztok Mirošič, meet with Mr Charles Powell, Director of the Elcano Royal Institute – a think tank specialised in international and strategic studies conducted from a Spanish, European and global perspective.
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Lennart Meri conference “One Past, Many Futures”
From 17 to 19 May 2019, special envoy of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Slovenia (Ambassador-at-large) and BSF Programme director, Ambassador Iztok Mirošič, participated at the Lennart Meri conference entitled “One Past, Many Futures” in Tallinn, Estonia. This year’s event focused on foreign policy and security developments and the choices they bring.
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State of the Union Spitzenkandidaten Debate
Special envoy of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Slovenia (Ambassador-at-large) and BSF Programme director, Ambassador Iztok Mirošič, took part in the State of the Union Spitzenkandidaten Debate, which took place on 2 May in EUI’s Villa Salviati, home of the Historical Archives of the European Union, in Florence, Italy.
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(RE)SOURCES OF (IN)STABILITY
The availability, geographical distribution and allocation of strategic resources (natural, capital, human etc.) greatly influence relations between different actors and are among the main determinants of stability in the international order.
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Global Diplomacy Lab and Bled Strategic Forum – minds that think alike?
How GDL’s innovative approach to encourage out-of-the-box thinking inspired us to upgrade our own concepts.
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