Events

Vienna Security Dialogue

In the framework of the project "Strategy for the Western Balkans through the Eyes of External Powers"

Centre for Liberal Strategies in partnership with the Ministry of Defence and Sport, Austria and the National Defence Academy, Austria

organised an international conference

Vienna Security Dialogues 2019 (VSD19): Perceptions on the EU Western Balkans Strategy

which took place on 18-19 February 2019 in Vienna, Austria.

In the meeting, experts from Russia, Turkey, the Western Balkans and the European Union discussed the priorities, persuasiveness and challenges of the European Commission's Western Balkans Strategy of February 2018. They discussed external perspectives on the Strategy - Russia's and Turkey's - as well as their priorities in the Balkans, and possible solutions for future action by member states to address challenges to regional stability.