Celebrating 20 Years of Strategic Dialogue
In 2025, Bled Strategic Forum celebrates its 20th anniversary.
For two decades, it has provided a platform for high-level strategic discussions on the most pressing issues facing Europe and the world.
Organizers of this milestone event will reflect on their achievements, and attendees will evaluate current challenges and look forward to shaping the future of international cooperation and dialogue.
Concept note
“A Runaway World”
The Bled Strategic Forum 2025 will serve as a platform for reflection and action in a world marked by permacrisis and geopolitical uncertainty. As the international order fractures and new global complexities emerge, the Forum will invite leaders, experts, and visionaries to explore Europe’s role in shaping a more stable, cooperative, and resilient future. Through strategic dialogue and innovative ideas, the conference will address the challenges of strengthening global governance, fostering strategic sovereignty, and building trust in an increasingly polarised world.
Bled Strategic Forum was launched at a time when Slovenia was firmly embarking on its path of European and Euro-Atlantic integration upon joining the EU and NATO. The venue – Bled – was chosen for its allure, picturesque Alpine setting, and prominence. From the very beginning, the Forum was intended to become an informal platform where high-level participants from different backgrounds could gather and discuss a variety of political, security, and development challenges confronting Europe and the world.
In 20 years of its existence, the Bled Strategic Forum has grown into the leading international conference in Central and South-Eastern Europe. In 2011, the programme of the Bled Strategic Forum was enriched with the Young Bled Strategic Forum. Since then, Young BSF has grown from a one-day side event into a self-standing, yet inalienably interwoven with the Bled Strategic Forum, three-day international conference for youth participants.
Source: Bled Strategic Forum
