On Monday, June 8, 2026, a scholarly conference will be held on the topic: “BLACK SEA SECURITY AND THE BALKANS IN THE 21ST CENTURY: TRENDS AND PROSPECTS.” It is organized as part of a research project by the Institute of Balkan Studies & Centre of Thracology at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (IBSCT-BAS) titled “The Balkans and Security in the Black Sea Region after the Cold War,” led by Prof. DSc. Nadia Boyadjieva. Scholars from the project team of the “Contemporary Balkans” Section at the IBSCT-BAS and doctoral students enrolled in the specialized lecture course “Security in the Black Sea Region” at the Training Center – BAS will present papers on current issues regarding the state, trends, and prospects for security in the Black Sea region and the Balkans in the context of today’s complex international environment.
The academic event will be held in a hybrid format (in Bulgarian): in person at the building of the IBSCT-BAS, located at 45 Moskovska St., Sofia, and via the Zoom at: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86006685771?pwd=RHlQMkgxYWZTelVvVWxQL2l0 aXd0Zz09