Activities

On January 24, 2023, we started a new year with a new online webinar with our Young Leaders Programme members. The discussion focused on the tensions between Serbia and Kosovo and possible solutions to the situation.

On December 15, 2022, Strategic Analysis Think Tank held a discussion at the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs of the Slovak Republic, where we presented our study about Hybrid Threats in the Western Balkans region - implications for Slovakia. The goal of the project, which was supported by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Slovakia, is not only a better understanding of the challenges of hybrid threats in the Western Balkans region but also their presentation to representatives of the foreign policy and security professional community in Slovakia, through the analysis of the current situation, conditions, tools, actors and relationships directly in the target region through a society-wide approach.

On December 14, 2022, we had a second online discussion with our Young Leaders Programme members. The discussion focused on the hybrid threats in Western Balkans and their implications for the Slovak Republic. 

On November 24, 2022, we had our first online discussion and official welcome to all new members of our Young Leaders Programme. The discussion focused on the war in Ukraine from the point of view of the Western Balkan countries, the war’s impact on their foreign policies, attitudes, and opinions towards the adoption of sanctions, moreover, the overall process of integration of these countries into the EU.

On November 21 to November 22, 2022, our CEO - Jan Cingel, participated in a series of activities organized by the Centre for Policy Studies (CPS) in Yerevan, Armenia within the project: „Further support of reforms in Armenia with Visegrad 4’s know-how“ implemented with the supported by the International Visegrad Fund, where the Strategic Analysis Think Tank is a partner from Slovakia.

On November 17, 2022, MESA 10 in cooperation with Strategic Analysis & Bridge of Friendship Kartlosi, organized an Advocacy event, which was dedicated to ABL communities and their specific needs. The aim of the Advocacy event in Tbilisi was to present the results of the project to the professional public, representatives of key state institutions, and the donor community in Tbilisi.

From November 15 to November 16, 2022, was held a two-day conference in Gori, Georgia, which was organized by MESA 10 in cooperation with Strategic Analysis Think Tank and Bridge of Friendship Kartlosi. During the two-day Conference on ABL communities, the local administration and regional development self-government and local administration representatives, small businesses owners, NGOs/CSOs representatives, and representatives of the Georgian decision-making sphere, discussed the findings of the initial field research that was conducted during the first part of the project.

On November 10, 2022, Strategic Analysis Think Tank organized a small closed discussion, entitled “Current Defence and Security Challenges in the Western Balkans”.  The speakers of the discussion were Mr. Martin Sklenár, Director General of the Defence Policy Department of the Ministry of Defence of the Slovak Republic, and Mr. Faruk Geci, Director for Defence Policy of the Ministry of Defence, Kosovo. The aim of the discussion was to jointly communicate the threats and challenges currently facing the Western Balkans region, including the war in Ukraine and the tense relations between Serbia and Kosovo.

On October 20, 2022, within the framework of the International Visegrad Fund project, named - NGOs/CSO Skills Enhancement in Western Balkans and Moldova, Strategic Analysis SK organised a conference entitled "Western Balkans, Moldova, Ukraine, and Georgia: a "Manifest" for a European Future", which was the last activity of the project.