Serge Stroobants, Director of Europe & MENA at the Institute for Economics & Peace, will be participating in the International Forum for Peace, Security and Prosperity 2025. The IFPSP 2025 is focused on the growing concern of human security in today’s volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous (VUCA) world. The forum will examine the multi-dimensional aspects of human security, exploring challenges such as armed conflict, terrorism, climate change, pandemics, and technological disruptions, with the aim of building resilience and establishing lasting peace. Key discussions: Hybrid Warfare Children and War Human Security Approaches The event will feature an academic panel with experts who will present their insights and research on the theme, followed by audience discussions.

Join us for an in-depth presentation on the 2025 Global Terrorism Index, released by the Institute for Economics & Peace (IEP), a leading global think tank specialising in developing metrics to analyze country-level risk and fragility. This event is a collaboration between IEP, the Montreal Institute for Global Security, and the Human Rights Research & Education Centre (HRREC) at the University of Ottawa. The session will provide a comprehensive analysis of terrorism’s impact across 163 countries, covering 99.7% of the world’s population. Experts will explore key findings on terrorist activity, emerging trends, regional shifts, and the broader geopolitical factors shaping global terrorism. The Global Terrorism Index serves as a crucial resource for policymakers, security professionals, and researchers seeking to understand and address terrorism’s evolving threats and its implications for security and peace. Speakers: John Packer – Director, HRREC, University of Ottawa, and Neuberger-Jesin Professor of International Conflict Resolution Michael Collins – Executive Director - Americas, Institute for Economics & Peace Kyle Matthews – Executive Director, Montreal Institute for Global Security Phil Gurski – President, Borealis Threat and Risk Consulting We look forward to your participation in this vital discussion.

Hosted by the Club of Brussels, diplomats from Brussels will gather to discuss current peace and security topics, with a focus on systemic regeneration. The event will feature insights from Michel de Kemmetter, President of the Club of Brussels, and Serge Stroobants, Director Europe & MENA at the Institute for Economics & Peace. Participation in this event is by invitation only.

Join us at the Geneva Centre for Security Policy for a panel discussion to deliberate on the key findings of the 2025 Global Terrorism Index (GTI), an annual report produced by the Institute for Economics & Peace (IEP), as well as to exchange insights on the key trajectories of terrorism trends over the last decade. Among the many findings identified in the report was that the Sahel remains the epicentre of global terrorism with deaths rising nearly tenfold since 2009. Weak governance, ethnic tensions, and ecological degradation have created a conducive environment in which terrorism can flourish. In the West, lone wolf terrorism is on the rise with one in five of the suspects being under the age of 18. The report also highlights how terrorist organisations are rapidly adapting to emerging technologies, transforming their operations through artificial intelligence and encrypted communications. The Russo-Ukraine is also giving terrorists multiple lessons on how to conduct terrorism more effectively today and into the future. Join IEP's Director for Europe and MENA region  Serge Stroobants as he unpacks the key findings of the report, along with a high level panel discussion on the report's key findings and the state of terrorism in 2025. Experts Dr Christina Schori Liang, Head, Counterterrorism and PVE, Geneva Centre for Security Policy (GCSP) Mr Serge Stroobants, Director, Europe and MENA region, Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP) Mr Issaka Ouedraogo, Sahel Risks and Strategy Advisor, Director Sahel Politica Dr Lila Schumicky-Logan, Deputy Executive Director and Head of Portfolio Management, GCERF