{"id":2520,"date":"2026-03-31T16:34:34","date_gmt":"2026-03-31T14:34:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bdi.uni-obuda.hu\/aki\/?p=2520"},"modified":"2026-03-31T16:34:34","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T14:34:34","slug":"belgrade-security-and-intelligence-forum-ii-bsif-2026-successfully-held-in-belgrade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bdi.uni-obuda.hu\/aki\/en\/belgrade-security-and-intelligence-forum-ii-bsif-2026-successfully-held-in-belgrade\/","title":{"rendered":"Belgrade Security and Intelligence Forum II (BSIF 2026) Successfully Held in Belgrade"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Belgrade Security and Intelligence Forum II (BSIF 2026) was held on 27\u201328 March 2026 in Belgrade, organized by the Institute for National and International Security (INIS). The closed-door professional event brought together selected security and intelligence experts, diplomats, academics, and senior military and law enforcement professionals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Key topics of the Forum included hybrid threats, cognitive warfare, the security applications of artificial intelligence, terrorism in the digital domain, and the security implications of migration. Regional discussions focused on the South-East Mediterranean, the Indo-Pacific, Eastern Europe, and the current situation in Iran.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

BSIF 2026, which featured presentations by ambassadors, high-ranking military officials, and internationally recognized scholars, was organized in broad cooperation with international institutional partners. These included the Center for Conflict Prevention and Early Warning (Romania); the University of Public and Individual Security \u201cApeiron\u201d (Poland); the Faculty of Security in Skopje (North Macedonia); the Zagreb Security Forum (Croatia); the International Security and Partnership Centre (Ukraine); Beopolis University (Serbia); the Faculty for Security and Protection (FSP) and other academic institutions from the Western Balkans; the Research Institute for European and American Studies (Greece); Universit\u00e0 Cattolica del Sacro Cuore (Italy); and the Krakow Security Forum (Poland). \u00d3buda University was represented by Prof. Dr. J\u00e1nos Beseny\u0151, Head of the Africa Research Institute.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Speakers \u2013 BSIF 2026<\/strong><\/span>

The following speakers and their respective positions participated in the Forum:<\/div><\/div><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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  • Prof. Dr. Darko Trifunovi\u0107 \u2013 Director of the Institute for National and International Security (INIS), Serbia<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • H.E. Dr. Oleksandr Lytvynenko \u2013 Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ukraine to the Republic of Serbia<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Prof. Dr. Vladimir Toma\u0161evi\u0107 \u2013 Rector, Beopolis University, Serbia<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Brig. Gen. (Ret.) Mario Greco \u2013 Executive Director, Global Foresight Strategies \u2013 Europe; former NATO official, Italy<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Rear Admiral (Ret.) Massimo Esposito \u2013 General Manager, AFCEA Europe; former NATO official, Italy<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Prof. Dr. Iulian Chifu \u2013 President, Center for Conflict Prevention and Early Warning; Professor, National Defence University \/ SNSPA, Romania<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Prof. Dr. Jowanka Jakubek-Lalik \u2013 Associate Professor of Law, University of Warsaw, Poland<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Representative of the Embassy of Israel in Serbia \u2013 Diplomatic representative<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Prof. Dr. Marco Lombardi \u2013 Full Professor, Universit\u00e0 Cattolica del Sacro Cuore; Director, ITSTIME Research Center, Italy<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Prof. Dr. John M. Nomikos \u2013 Director, Research Institute for European and American Studies (RIEAS), Greece<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Prof. Dr. Juliusz Piwowarski \u2013 Rector, University of Public and Individual Security \u201cApeiron\u201d, Poland<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Prof. Dr. Jagannath Panda \u2013 Head, Stockholm Center for South Asian and Indo-Pacific Affairs (ISDP); Senior Fellow, HCSS, Sweden\/Netherlands<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Prof. Dr. Nikola Dujovski \u2013 Professor, Faculty of Security, Skopje; Head of Police Sciences Department, North Macedonia<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Prof. Dr. Igor Izhnin \u2013 Associate Professor, Ivan Franko National University of Lviv, Ukraine<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Prof. Dr. Aleksandar Ivanov \u2013 Full Professor, Faculty of Security, Skopje; Head of Research Center, North Macedonia<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Prof. Dr. J\u00e1nos Beseny\u0151 \u2013 Professor, \u00d3buda University; Head of Africa Research Institute, Hungary<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Prof. Dr. Branislav Kov\u00e1\u010dik \u2013 Dean, Faculty of Political Science and International Relations, Matej Bel University, Slovakia<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Prof. Dr. Oliver Andonov \u2013 Professor of Security Studies, North Macedonia<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Prof. Dr. Jan Goldman \u2013 Professor, The Citadel; Editor-in-Chief, International Journal of Intelligence and CounterIntelligence, USA (video presentation)<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Prof. Dr. Gordan Akrap \u2013 Associate Professor, University of Zagreb; Vice-Rector, Croatian Defence Academy, Croatia<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Dr. Jean-Victor Maublanc \u2013 Professor of Public Law, France<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Research Fellow Rene D. Kanayama \u2013 Senior Researcher, ITSTIME, Universit\u00e0 Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Italy<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Prof. Dr. Marijana Musladin \u2013 Professor, University of Dubrovnik, Croatia<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Ro\u0161ko Marko \u2013 Researcher, Croatia<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Dr. Nikolina Hazdovac Baji\u0107 \u2013 Assistant Professor, Croatia<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Prof. Dr. Rastislav Kazansk\u00fd \u2013 Professor, Matej Bel University, Slovakia<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Prof. Dr. Thomas Wegener Friis \u2013 Professor, University of Southern Denmark; Director, Center for Cold War Studies, Denmark<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Prof. Dr. George S. Oreku \u2013 Research Professor in Cyber Security & Information Systems, Tanzania<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Dr. Miad Nakhavali \u2013 Analyst of Middle Eastern Politics; Founder, Middle East Analitika<\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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