State Elections in Germany – A Continuation of the Deepening Political Crisis

Nikola Perišić is a PhD candidate at the Faculty of Political Sciences, University of Belgrade, and a Research Associate at the Institute for Political Studies. His research interests include electoral processes and systems, political communication, media and political discourse, with a particular focus on rhetorical, stylistic, and discursive approaches to the study of political communication. […]
What Does “Nie Wieder” Mean for Germany Today?

Theresa Schuetrumpf is a PPE undergraduate at Kings College London. She is an editorial intern at the Center for International Relations and Sustainable Development (CIRSD). When I asked my grandmother what she remembered about the end of World War II, she did not talk about geopolitics or Germany’s future role in Europe. She remembered the […]
Vuk Jeremić Participates in UNCPGA Meeting in New York

Vuk Jeremić, President of CIRSD and former President of the 67th Session of the United Nations General Assembly, participated in a meeting of the Council of Presidents of the United Nations General Assembly (UNCPGA), held in New York on September 19, 2026. As part of the meeting, Professor Stuart Russell of the University of California, […]
“The Unbearable Lightness of Global Governance”: Horizons Issue No. 35 Launched in Vienna

The Center for International Relations and Sustainable Development (CIRSD), in cooperation with Global Neighbours, hosted a high-level discussion in Vienna marking the launch of the Summer 2026 issue of Horizons. The event brought together representatives of the diplomatic corps, international organizations, Austrian public institutions, business and finance, academia, think tanks, and the legal community. The […]
Vuk Jeremić at Hili Forum 2026: Strategic Autonomy Key for Middle Powers in a Changing Global Order

The third edition of the Hili Forum 2026 in Abu Dhabi was the first major international gathering in the Gulf since the outbreak of the war, bringing together over 1,000 senior policymakers, diplomats, experts and thought leaders at a moment of exceptional regional and global uncertainty. The Forum opened with remarks by Dr. Anwar Gargash, […]
BELGRADE AND NON-ALIGNMENT: 65 YEARS OF A GRAND IDEA

H.E. Mr. Vuk Jeremić is President of the Center for International Relations and Sustainable Development (CIRSD) and Editor-in-Chief of Horizons Horizons – Journal of International Relations and Sustainable Development. Sixty-five years ago, in September 1961, Belgrade became, for a few extraordinary days, the diplomatic capital of the world. The first summit of the Non-Aligned Movement was the product of deep […]
Vuk Jeremić Calls for Stronger Eurasian Cooperation in a Multipolar Era

Vuk Jeremić, President of the Center for International Relations and Sustainable Development (CIRSD) and Editor-in-Chief of Horizons, addressed a gathering of prominent Chinese scholars and policy experts at the Beijing Club for International Dialogue on July 7, 2026. Speaking at the event titled “Horizons: Eurasian Cooperation in a Multipolar Era,” Jeremić discussed the changing geopolitical […]
Vuk Jeremić Spoke at the World Peace Forum 2026

“Serbia will neither win the World Cup nor join the European Union.” With this piece of dark humour, former Serbian Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremić summed up his country’s arduous, 17-year-long journey toward EU membership. At the World Peace Forum 2026, Jeremić said that Serbia would not be able to join the European Union under the […]
Jeremić: Multipolar World Must Be Built on Shared Responsibility, Not Rival Blocs

The world has already become multipolar, but the international order has yet to adapt to this new distribution of power, Vuk Jeremić said during a keynote lecture at the University of Hong Kong, warning that growing rivalry between major powers could push the international system towards deeper instability and conflict. Jeremić, President of the Center […]
Why the G7 Must Rethink Its Relationship with the Global South

Photo: MEAphotogallery, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 Stefan Jovanović is Vice President of the Center for International Relations and Sustainable Development (CIRSD). He previously served as a Member of Parliament of the Republic of Serbia and as a Country Representative to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe. The recurring calls from leaders across the Global […]