The Institute for Politics and Economy of Southeastern Europe (IPESE) organized the panel discussion “Belgrade 1961–2026: The Legacy of the Non-Aligned Movement in a World of New Divisions”, marking 65 years since the First Conference of the Non-Aligned Movement, held in Belgrade in 1961.

The speakers were diplomat Zoran Milivojević and Prof. Dr. Dragana Mitrović of the Faculty of Political Sciences, University of Belgrade.

The discussion focused on the historical significance of the Non-Aligned Movement, the Bandung Principles, the process of decolonization, the role of Yugoslavia and Belgrade in the emergence of the Movement, as well as the place that the idea of non-alignment may hold in today’s multipolar world.

Particular attention was devoted to the importance of the principles of sovereignty, territorial integrity, international law, equality among states, and peaceful cooperation, as well as to the significance of the Non-Aligned Movement for Serbia’s foreign policy interests and the issue of Kosovo and Metohija.

Sixty-five years after the Belgrade Conference, the IPESE panel raised the question of whether the Non-Aligned Movement, amid new global divisions and the growing importance of the Global South, can once again assume a more prominent role in international relations.

Speakers:
Zoran Milivojević — Diplomat
Prof. Dr. Dragana Mitrović — Faculty of Political Sciences, University of Belgrade

Organizer:
Institute for Politics and Economy of Southeastern Europe — IPESE