Join us on Tuesday, December 2, 2025, for an event co-organised by CEP in cooperation with Friedrich Ebert Stiftung, the Euro-Atlantic Council of Slovenia, and the Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Ljubljana. The programme will begin with a presentation of FES’s Security Radar, followed by a discussion exploring security policy and public perceptions of security in Slovenia.
How have security perceptions changed in countries in- and outside of NATO since the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022? This is the core question of the “Security Radar”, a multi-annual research project, which is regularly presented at the Munich Security conference. The aim of the Security Radar is to provide a realistic picture of public perception regarding current geopolitical challenges and security threats. It also surveys what political responses people in Europe and beyond consider necessary in relation to the war and other urgent issues in the realm of European security.
In scope of our discussion round, we want to explore how the changing trends in security perception are reflected in Slovenia: Has the public mood changed towards more readiness to defend NATO territory, or are Slovenians still more relucted that other citizens of NATO member states for example looking at increased defence spending? We will discuss Slovenia’s (perhaps) special position in the newly emerging NATO defence architecture with high-ranking experts form the field of foreign and security policy – and together with you!
AGENDA
5:00 PM – 5:15 PM Opening Remarks
- Sonja Schirmbeck, Director of the FES for Croatia and Slovenia
- Iztok Prezelj, Head of Defense Research Centre at the Faculty of Social Sciences UL and President of the Euro-Atlantic Council of Slovenia
5:15 PM – 5:45 PM Presentation of the Security radar 2025
- Christos Katsioulis, Director of the FES Regional Office for International Cooperation and Peace
5:45 PM – 6:30 PM Discussion with:
- Neva Grašič, State Secretary at Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs
- H.E. Sylvia Groneick, Ambassador of Germany to Slovenia
- Jelena Juvan, Head of Chair of Defense Studies Faculty of Social Sciences UL and Vice-president of the Euro-Atlantic Council of Slovenia
- Moderator: Magdalena Rakovec, Centre for European Perspective
VENUE
Faculty of Social Sciences, Kardeljeva ploščad 5, Lecture hall 3