The 4th edition of the Dialogues on China academic conference is scheduled for October 10-11 in Belgrade, Serbia. This year’s theme, “Harvesting the winds of change: China and global actors”, seeks to convene experts from Europe, China, and across the globe to analyse evolving dynamics of China’s role in global politics, security, and economics.

The second day of the Conference will be hosted as part of the COMPASS Project implementation, focusing on innovative practices and analyses of small states’ foreign policy shaping within the new geopolitical context. The event is organised by the Institute of International Politics and Economics and the Institute of European Studies of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences.

The deadline for abstract submissions is April 15th. More info available at http://www.dialoguesonchina.com/

Senior Research Fellow of the Institute of International Politics and Economics and head of the COMPASS research team dr Ivona Lađevac, together with team member and research fellow dr Aleksandar Mitić, presented the project on November 29, 2023 on Radio-Television Serbia, during the show „Jutarnji program“ („Morning Show“), under the title „Nauka i politika“ („Science and politics“). Watch their appearance at the link: https://youtu.be/QPXKXGJD3-A?feature=shared&t=739

Dr Mitić also talked about the project during the show „Novi Sputnjik poredak“, broadcast on December 13, 2023 by „Sputnik“, under the title „Шта је Урсула вон дер Лајен тражила од Си Ђингпинга“ („What did Ursula von der Leyen ask from Xi Jinping“). Watch his talk at the link: https://odysee.com/@Sputnjik.Srbija:7/Novi-Sputnjik-Poredak—13-12-2023—Odysee:2?t=2402

Regular COMPASS Project team meeting was held on 27 December 2023.

At the meeting the team discussed and worked on the writing of the integral report on Serbia’s relations with the EU and China in the areas of politics, security and economics and on the procurement of the project equipment.

COMPASS project profiles on social networks Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn have been activated. You can follow latest updates on COMPASS activities thorugh the links:

• https://www.facebook.com/CompassProjectSerbia?_rdr
• https://www.instagram.com/project.compass.serbia/
• https://www.linkedin.com/company/serbiancompass/

Kick-off meeting of the research team of the “Contributing to Modern Partnerships: Assessments of Sino EU-Serbian Relations” (COMPASS) project was held on 4 December 2023. It marked the first activity of the project approved under the PRISMA programme of the Science Fund of the Republic of Serbia.

At the kick off meeting were present all members of the project research team: Dr. Ivona Lađevac, manager of the project, Prof Branislav Đorđević, Dr. Sanja Filipović, Dr. Katarina Zakić, Dr. Aleksandra Mitić, Dr. Nenad Stekić, and MA Pavle Nedić.

At the meeting the team discussed starting steps for the project implementation, and focused on the preparation and organization of the first activities within the COMPASS project, namely the writing of the reports on the Serbia’s relations with the EU and China in the areas of politics, security and economics.