ADDRESSING THE CHALLENGES IN THE FRAGMENTING SECURITY ARCHITECTURE. COUNTERING RUSSIAN HYBRID ACTIVITIES
The International Conference was held on April 27, 2023 in Sofia Balkan Palace
Event
Global Challenges
Balkans and Black Sea
Security and Defense
European Union
NATO
BLURRING THE TRUTH: DISINFORMATION IN SOUTHEAST EUROPE
International Conference about the disinformation in the Southeast Europe and how to counter this threat and develop resilient societies.
Event
Global Challenges
Security and Defense
Cyber Security and New Technologies
THE WAR IS FOUGHT NOT ONLY ON THE BATTLEFIELDS - THE RUSSIA'S HYBRID WARFARE
International conference on the hybrid warfare of Russia against democratic societies and the response to the threat.
Event
Security and Defense
European Union
NATO
STRATEGIC RETHINKING - NEW NATO’S STRATEGIC CONCEPT AND THE EU’S STRATEGIC COMPASS
The International Conference was held in Sofia, Bulgaria on November 17, 2022. High level experts and politicians shared their views on the further development of NATO and EU's policies and discussed the most important risks to security and how to cope with them.
Event
Global Challenges
Security and Defense
European Union
NATO
SUMMER SCHOOL FOR POLITICAL COMMUNICATION 2022
The School was organized by the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung and Sofia Security Forum and brought together ten PR and communication professionals from governments, parties, and the public sector from Southeast Europe to Varna, Bulgaria. Within three days participants discussed the Mission and role of a spokesperson, strategic communication planning, digital campaigning, political framing, and the production of video statements via mobile technology. Among the participants were trainers from the BBC, Deutsche Welle, from the University of Milano and from Germany as well as representatives from nine different countries, who not only exchanged experiences with each other but also actively participated in various challenging exercises.
Event
Global Challenges
Leadership and Youth
WHY THE HYBRID THREATS SHOULD NOT BE UNDERESTIMATED
Sofia Security Forum, the Embassy of the United States of America in Bulgaria and the Students‘ Diplomatic Club organized on 19 April 2022 an academic discussion titled "Why hybrid threats should not be underestimated". The event took place at the Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohdirdski". Assoc. Prof. Dr. Rumyana Christidi of the Faculty of History and member of Sofia Security Forum, was moderator of the event. The speakers were Mr. Yordan Bozhilov, Deputy Minister of Defence, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ralitsa Kovacheva, Faculty of Journalism and Mass Communication at Sofia University, and Mr. Charles J. Perego, Political and Economic Officer, U.S. Embassy Sofia. More than thirty students attended the event, the majority following “International relations” at the Faculty of Law, but also students from the faculties of “Law”, “History” and “Hebraistika” (Jewish Studies) at Sofia University.
Event
Security and Defense
Cyber Security and New Technologies