“FUTURE(S) OF SECURITY NORMALISATION AMONG BELGRADE-PRISHTINA-TIRANA”

Belgrade Centre for Security Policy (BCSP), Kosovar Centre for Security Studies (KCSS) and Institute for Democracy and Mediation (IDM) from Tirana are organizing the discussion: “Future(s) of Security Normalisation among Belgrade-Prishtina-Tirana”, which will take place on 9 July 2015 at 1 pm in the Media Center (Terazije 3, Belgrade).

Starting from the assumption that key for stabilisation of the Western Balkan region in the next decade lies with improving the Serbian-Albanian relations, BCSP, KCSS and IDM had initiated in 2012 Security Research Forum Belgrade-Pristina-Tirana aimed at improving understanding of bilateral and trilateral security issues by establishing links among security policy communities.

We invite you to the closing event of the project during which we will take stock of progress made in last three years and share our insights on possible way forward regarding normalisation of Belgrade-Pristina and Belgrade-Tirana relations.

Speakers:

-Sonja Stojanović Gajić‚ Director, Belgrade Centre for Security Policy

-Shpend Kursani, Senior Researcher, Kosovar Center for Security Studies, Prishtina

-Arjan Dyrmishi, Head of the European and Security Research Department, Institute for Democracy and Mediation, Tirana

Discussion topics:

-What have been major security improvements as a result of the intesified communication and cooperation between political elites Belgrade-Pristina and Belgrade-Tirana in relation to the three years ago?

-Who have been champions and who were/are  opponents and veto players in regards to normalisation of bilateral relations in each of three communities?

-What is the potential positive impact of Belgrade-Tirana relations for Belgrade-Pristina relations and vice versa? -What are the limits of spill-over effects?

-What are major security concerns of ordinary citizens that still have not been addressed through dialogue among governments?

-What has worked and what has failed to deliver change from the EU mediation and conditionality regarding normalisation of bilateral disputes and regional security cooperation?

-What could be the next steps that could lead to ‘good enough’ normalization in security and bilateral and regional relations? Any proposals for ‘Brussels Two’ agreementbetween Belgrade and Prishtina in regards to security cooperation?

Registration:

We sincerely hope that you will be able to join us at this important event and help us engage in a constructive debate on improvement of security cooperation between Belgrade, Prishtina and Tirana. We are kindly asking you to confirm your attendance by Wednesday, 8 July 2015, to Ms. Dragana Belanovic  at [email protected] or at + 381 11 3287 226.

This event is a part of Security Research Forum Belgrade-Pristina-Tirana, a joint initiative of three independent think-tanks specialised in security research: Belgrade Centre for Security Policy - BCSP (www.bezbednost.org), Kosovar Centre for Security Studies - KCSS (www.qkss.org) and Institute for Democracy and Mediation -  IDM (www.idmalbania.org). We share a concern for human security and democratization, and believe that competent involvement of civil society in security politics can make security governance more representative, transparent, democratic and effective. The Security Research Forum is initiated to foster balanced debate among think-tank community, academia, public policy and media in order to provide research-based alternative solutions to ongoing challenges of cooperation among Serbia, Kosovo and Albania. The project is implemented with the support of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Norway.