Global Preventive Diplomacy Initiative Launched in New York Ahead of UNGA 80
New York, NY — The Global Preventive Diplomacy Initiative (GPDI) was launched at an exclusive event organized by the Center for International Relations and Sustainable Development (CIRSD) on the top floor of New York’s iconic MetLife Building, bringing together diplomats, philanthropists, business l…
Global Preventive Diplomacy Initiative
Global Preventive Diplomacy Initiative The Center for International Relations and Sustainable Development (CIRSD) has launched the Global Preventive Diplomacy Initiative (GPDI)—a strategic effort to enhance early action, dialogue, and multilateral cooperation in the face of rising global instability…
The forgotten promise of preventive diplomacy
Vuk Jeremić is a former president of the UNGA and former minister of foreign affairs of Serbia Maria Fernanda Espinosa is a former president of the UN General Assembly and former Ecuadorian foreign and defence minister The op-ed was published in The National on September 15, 2025. Eighty y…
CIRSD President Vuk Jeremić to SINA Finance: Multilateralism Will Evolve, Not Disappear
The President of the Center for International Relations and Sustainable Development (CIRSD), Vuk Jeremić, gave an interview to SINA Finance, one of China’s leading financial media platforms. Since its founding in 1998, SINA Finance has been among the most influential outlets in the Chinese-speaking …
A Perfect Genocide
Mladen Mrdalj is a Lecturer in Political Science at the College of Liberal Arts at Wenzhou-Kean University in China, having formerly held a number of research positions in politics and security studies across the Balkans, Central Asia, and the United States. You may follow him on X @mladen_mrdalj. M…
CIRSD Receives High-Level Delegation from Chinese Academy of Social Sciences
Belgrade, July 21, 2025 — 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. Discussions focused on key glo…
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.” The event was co-chaired by Vuk Jeremić, President of CIRSD, and Profess…
Power Projection in the Digital Age
Nemanja Plotan is a political economist currently serving as a Geopolitical Risk Analyst at the Vienna office of the GEA Group, a global technology supplier in the food processing industry. When people think of geopolitical conflict, they often envision a war room with a map spread across the table—…
Vuk Jeremić at St. Petersburg Economic Forum: “We Are Living in a Time of Grave Geopolitical Instability”
St. Petersburg, June 2025 – Speaking at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum on the high-level panel “Eco-Rethinking of the Global Financial System,” Vuk Jeremić, President of the Center for International Relations and Sustainable Development (CIRSD), delivered a stark warning about the r…
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…