CESA Activities

IDM has recently started an advocacy process with central government institutions on religious radicalism and violent extremism in Albania. In the framework of this process, on October 9 and 13, 2015 IDM organized two information and discussion sessions with representatives of different central government institutions. The first session gathered representatives …

The second School on Security Policy was held from 4 to 18 September 2015 in Bar, and it brought together 18 young professionals, representatives of state institutions, civil society organizations and media from Serbia, Kosovo and Albania. The School was organized as a joint activity of Belgrade Center for Security …

The key for the stabilization of the Western Balkans lies in improvement of Serbian-Albanian relations, as well as clearly set up goals of cooperation between Serbia, Albania and Kosovo in regards to security, legal and economic policies, it was emphasized at discussion “The Future(s) of Security Normalization between Belgrade, Pristina …

Joint regional Conference: Security Research Forum: Prishtina – Belgrade – Tirana “Civil Protection and Regional Emergency Management” Date: 29 April 2015 Institute for Democracy and Mediation (IDM), Kosovar Center for Security Studies (KCSS) and Belgrade Center for Security Policy (BCSP) have held the joint regional conference “Security Research Forum: Prishtina – Belgrade …

Workshop: “Private Security Companies in the Western Balkans” Date: 21-23 April 2015 Venue: Sirius Hotel, Prishtina IDM researchers Mr. Arjan Dyrmishi and Ms. Ola Cami attended the third workshop in the framework of a three year project “Private Security in the Western Balkans” funded by Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF), led by Geneva …

IDM Researcher Mr. Foto Duro  will be guest researcher  at Kosovar Center for Security Studies for a two-week period, starting from 16 March 2015 as part of the Security Research Forum  Belgrade-Prishtina-Tirana. Colonel (Retired) Foto Duro was graduated in 1981, at the “Skënderbeg” Military Academy in Tirana.  His education includes …

Conference on civil emergency management in Albania The Institute for Democracy and Mediation organized on March 06, 2015, in Tirana, the conference “Civil protection system in Albania and its related regional cooperation”. The event was held within the framework of a three-year joint research project with the Belgrade Centre for …

January 27th, 2015, Hotel Rogner Tirana In Albania operate seven intelligence services. Only two of them, the State Informative Service and Defence and Security Intelligence Agency have relevant organic laws. Five other intelligence services need a comprehensive legal support, whereas they continue to lack parliamentary oversight and control role. The issues …

On the 18th of December 2014, the Institute for Democracy and Mediation (IDM) organized a National Conference “Strengthening Integrity of State Police in Albania”. The event marks the conclusion of the project “Building Police Integrity in Albania”, supported by the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the framework of Matra …

Tirana, 12 December 2014 Institute for Democracy and Mediation, with the support of Friedrich Ebert Foundation (FES), organized on 12 December 2014, at the premises of EU Info Centre, the panel debate: “Albania’s EU Accession – A Pre-Crisis Déjà Vu?”. The event aimed at focusing on how to make (local) …