On November 5th, 2013, the Center for International Relations and Sustainable Development (CIRSD) held its inaugural event in Belgrade, featuring a keynote address by Columbia University Professor Jeffrey Sachs, one of the world’s leading developmental economists and a member of the CIRSD Board of Advisors.
CIRSD President Vuk Jeremić played host to a number of special guests, including leading figures in Serbian political, academic, business, cultural and religious life—most notably the nation’s president, prime minister, and foreign minister, as well as the Patriarch of the Serbian Orthodox Church.
The event also featured the premier showing of the documentary “67”. This short film narrates the challenges that were faced by the Serbian presidency of the 67th Session of the UN General Assembly, focusing on the start of multilateral efforts at the UN to design the framework of the post-2015 sustainable development agenda. These included the creation of an Open Working Group to formulate and adopt the Sustainable Development Goals; the establishment of an Intergovernmental Committee of Experts tasked with proposing options for financing them, and the launching of the High Level Political Forum charged with monitoring their implementation.
CIRSD Receives High-Level Delegation from Chinese Academy of Social Sciences
The Center for International Relations and Sustainable Development (CIRSD) welcomed a high-level delegation from the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS) for a strategic meeting aimed at deepening cooperation between the two institutions.
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CIRSD Co-Hosts Horizons Discussion on the Future of Warfare at Cambridge University
On July 15th, the Center for International Relations and Sustainable Development (CIRSD), in cooperation with the Centre for Geopolitics of Cambridge University, co-hosted a Horizons Discussion entitled “The Future of Warfare.”
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Power Projection in the Digital Age
When people think of geopolitical conflict, they often envision a war room with a map spread across the table—military generals and political leaders maneuvering plastic figurines in strategic formations, reminiscent of the board game Risk.
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Horizons Hosts James Dorsey for a Discussion on Middle East Escalation
The Center for International Relations and Sustainable Development (CIRSD) hosted an award-winning journalist and scholar Dr. James M. Dorsey for a special Horizons Discussion on June 23rd, 2025. In conversation with Horizons Managing Editor Stefan Antić, Dorsey unpacked the lightning-fast escalation between Israel and Iran, the Trump administration’s divided response, and the wider stakes for regional and great-power politics.
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