The 6th South Caucasus Security Forum 2019

Since 2013, the Forum has become a top international security platform in the South Caucasus, bringing together experts from the region, wider Europe, and the US. Throughout its history, the Forum has proven to have a serious impact on critical and pertinent security debates. It annually welcomes top-level officials and hosts hundreds of participants. This is the main forum for decision-makers, academics, think-tank representatives, experts, and the media to discuss the most challenging issues facing the broader South Caucasus and Black Sea regions.

The Forum is organised by Stratpol – Strategic Policy Institute, the Georgian Foundation for Strategic and International Studies – Rondeli Foundation and the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung.

Below you can see session of the SCSF 2019:

1.  Official Welcome by Ekaterine Metreveli, President, Georgian Foundation for Strategic and International Studies (Rondeli Foundation); Felix Hett, Director, Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung South Caucasus Regional Office; Jozef Zekucia, Director, Stratpol – Strategic Policy Institute; & SESSION 1. The Black Sea Region: A Critical Intersection

2. SESSION 2. Georgia’s Unresolved Conflicts: Is there room for manoeuvre?

3. SESSION 3. Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict: A breakthrough possible?

4. SESSION 4.  Climate Change: A Security Threat also for the South Caucasus

5. SESSION 5. Hybrid Threats

6. SESSION 6. The Future of the Eastern Partnership

7. Presentation: Security Radar 2019: Wake-up call for Europe and Q/A

8. SESSION 7: Changing US-Turkey relations and implications for the South Caucasus

9. SESSION 8: End of The West? Changing Perceptions in the Region