Sachs Delivers Lecture at the Faculty of Law of the University of Belgrade
Sachs Delivers Lecture at the Faculty of Law of the University of Belgrade
On November 5th, 2013, Columbia University Professor Jeffrey Sachs, one of the world’s leading developmental economists and a member of the Board of Advisors of the Center for International Relations and Sustainable Development (CIRSD), delivered a lecture at the University of Belgrade Faculty of Law entitled “The Challenge of the Century: The World in the Era of Sustainable Development.”
Addressing a crowd of several hundred faculty and students, Professor Sachs spoke of the latest scientific discoveries with regards to climate change and underlined the risks associated with a continued rise in social inequalities across the globe, concluding that “we need to make a rapid and dramatic shift in the way the world works—we’ve got to make the shift to universal sustainability in order to ensure our survival and the survival of the planet.”
He underscored the critical importance of the UN’s post-2015 agenda, which aims to comprehensively integrate the three dimensions of development (economic, social, and environmental) into a single sustainable whole. He added that much preparatory work still needed to be done to set the world on a path to sustainability, requiring States, the private sector, scientists, academics and civil society to work more closely together in the time to come.
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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Vuk Jeremić at St. Petersburg Economic Forum: “We Are Living in a Time of Grave Geopolitical Instability”
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CIRSD Hosts Ugandan Presidential Advisor Odrek Rwabwogo in Latest Horizons Discussion: A Deep Dive into Africa’s Industrial Future
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CIRSD Vice President Stefan Jovanović Speaks at Regional Conference on China’s Role in the Western Balkans
Belgrade, June 5, 2025 – Stefan Jovanović, Vice President of the Center for International Relations and Sustainable Development (CIRSD), participated in the regional conference “Democracy Meets Strategy: Parliament’s Place in China Policy”, held in Belgrade. The event gathered parliamentarians, policymakers, and experts from across the Western Balkans to examine the region’s evolving cooperation with the People’s Republic of China.
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