Over the past two years, the Middle East has reached another turning point, shaped by shifting alliances, economic realignments, and ongoing conflicts. This event will explore the current situations in Syria and Yemen, as well as the region’s political and humanitarian outlook. Join us to gain deeper insight into where the Middle East may be heading in the years ahead.

The event is co-organized by HIIA and MCC’s Center for Geopolitics.

Speakers:

László Csicsmann

Senior Research Fellow
Hungarian Institute of International Affairs

Hüseyin Bağcı

Co-Founder
Ankara Global Advisory Group

Yossi Kuperwasser

Director
Jerusalem Institute for Strategy and Security

Moderator:

Miša Ðurković

Head of the Center for Geopolitics
Mathias Corvinus Collegium

In our new Geopod series our guest speaker was professor Hall Gardner, who we discussed how power is increasingly fragmented on the world stage, and what this means for the future of global governance. We also considered the implications for Europe and the wider Eurasian region, and what signals we should watch to understand where world politics is heading next. Professor Garner also warned us that future leaders should take diplomacy more seriously to avoid another world war.

Guest speaker: Hall Gardner, professor of International Politics, visiting fellow of the Hungarian Institute of International Affairs

Moderator: Klementina Kozma, Research Fellow of MCC-MKI Center for Geopolitics

This year topic of the Valdai Discussion Club was around the theme of “The Polycentric World: Instructions for Use,” aimed to go beyond merely describing a multipolar world and instead explore how to live in and navigate it. The Club brought together more then 140 global participants to debate how international institutions, state behavior, and power dynamics must adapt in a rapidly changing, multipolar era.

Guest speaker: Dr. Misa Djurkovic, Head of MCC-MKI Center for Geopolitics

Moderator: Klementina Kozma, Research Fellow of MCC-MKI Center for Geopolitics