The wars in Ukraine and the Middle East and the extension of their multidimensional global consequences far beyond the military field have brutally placed the word " security " back at the center of all concerns.
These conflicts disrupt supply chains, increase transport costs and weaken access to energy, food, medicine and essential raw materials.
These crises reveal an undeniable reality: no security can be considered in isolation. Geopolitical, maritime, energy, food, water, health, economic, financial, digital, climate and human security form a profoundly interdependent whole.
A disruption in a single area can trigger a series of shocks directly affecting states, businesses, and the daily lives of populations.
This high-level forum offers a comprehensive review of all dimensions in which security is at stake today.
It will bring together governments, international organizations and, as a priority, stakeholders in the economy, finance, industry, transport, energy, agriculture, health and technology sectors in order to identify vulnerabilities, anticipate disruptions and build concrete responses.
Its ambition is to go beyond sectoral analyses to bring about a common doctrine of resilience: diversify supplies, protect critical infrastructure, guarantee the continuity of essential trade, strengthen national capacities, therefore sovereignty and organize international cooperation capable of preventing systemic crises rather than suffering from them.
HIGH-LEVEL CONFERENCES
In accordance with the Institution's tradition, the Forum will offer, alongside its traditional program, two informal diplomatic conferences, naturally open to participants according to the Chatham House Rule.
CONFERENCE 1 — OUR WORLD ENTERED THE ERA OF GLOBAL INSECURITY
From regional wars to global systemic risk
- Ukraine and the destabilization of a world in need of leadership
- The Middle East, power rivalries and the proliferation of crisis hotspots
- Red Sea, Persian Gulf and strategic straits: freedom of navigation and continuity of global trade
- Interdependence of threats: energy, food, health, industry, finance and social stability
- How can we prevent a localized crisis from becoming a global disruption?
CONFERENCE 2 — FROM DEPENDENCE TO RESILIENCE
Securing strategic supplies and protect companies
- Mapping critical dependencies and anticipating disruptions
- Diversify sources, suppliers, routes and production capacities
- Protecting essential physical and digital infrastructure
- Reconciling national sovereignty, international cooperation and collective responsibility
THEMATIC PROGRAMME
GEOPOLITICAL SECURITY AND INTERNATIONAL STABILITY
- Armed conflicts, regional rivalries and risks of escalation
- Sanctions, economic coercion, disinformation, and new forms of hybrid warfare
- Terrorism, organized crime, trafficking and illicit financing
- Crisis prevention, mediation and collective security mechanisms
MARITIME SECURITY, LOGISTICS AND FREEDOM OF TRADE
- Protection of straits, ports, maritime corridors and strategic trade routes
- Safety of ships, crews and port infrastructure
- Submarine cables, pipelines and communication networks: vital arteries to protect
- Supply chain resilience, strategic stocks and alternative routes
ENERGY SECURITY CRITICAL RESOURCES AND INFRASTRUCTURES
- Oil, gas, electricity and LNG: diversification and continuity of supply
- Critical minerals, rare earth elements, and new industrial dependencies
- Physical and cyber protection of networks, control centers, terminals and sensitive installations
- Energy transition, nuclear power, renewables, storage and system security
- Reconciling decarbonization, competitiveness, accessibility and social stability
AFRICA: SECURITY OF POPULATIONS AND ESSENTIAL SUPPLIES
- Food and water security in the face of population growth, climate change and external crises
- Reliable and affordable access to energy, electrification and continuity of essential services
- Local production of medicines, health resilience and reduction of critical dependencies
- Funding for agricultural, energy and health systems capable of sustainably protecting populations
AFRICA: STRATEGIC CORRIDORS, RESOURCES AND ECONOMIC SOVEREIGNTY
- Securing ports, maritime routes, land corridors and intra-African supply chains
- Critical minerals and energy resources: processing locally to create more local value
- Infrastructure protection, combating trafficking and securing investments
- Regional integration, the African Continental Free Trade Area, and the building of industrial sovereignty for the continent
GCC MEMBER STATES A SUDDEN AND ILLOGICAL WAR
- For the GCC Member States, security can no longer be limited to the mere defense of the territory.
- It now encompasses the protection of energy facilities, ports, airports, submarine cables and digital systems, but also the food, water, health and logistics security of companies heavily dependent on foreign trade.
- Strengthening coordination within the GCC, diversifying economies and sources of supply, and building common capacities for anticipating and managing crises have become essential to preserving the stability, prosperity, and global role of the region.
FOOD, WATER AND AGRICULTURAL SECURITY
- Access to strategic cereals, fertilizers, seeds and inputs
- Securing food production, transport, storage and distribution
- Water stress, water sharing and tension prevention
- Food sovereignty, international cooperation and the protection of vulnerable populations
HEALTH AND SAFETY AND CONTINUITY OF ESSENTIAL SERVICES
- Pandemic prevention, monitoring, early warning and international coordination
- Securing medicines, vaccines, equipment and pharmaceutical supply chains
- Hospital resilience and continuity of care during a crisis
- Pollution, climate, energy and health: anticipating combined crises
ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL SECURITY
- Inflation, price volatility and the economic consequences of supply disruptions
- Stability of markets, currencies, payment systems and the financing of the economy
- Protecting businesses and ensuring the continuity of strategic value chains
- Investments, insurance, reserves and financial instruments in the service of resilience
DIGITAL SECURITY AND TECHNOLOGICAL SOVEREIGNTY
- Cyberattacks against states, businesses, critical infrastructure and essential services
- Data protection, network protection, communication system protection, and computing power protection
- Artificial intelligence: risk management, governance and preservation of strategic autonomy
- International cooperation, common standards and the development of sovereign technological capabilities
CLIMATE SECURITY, ENVIRONMENTAL AND HUMAN
- Extreme events, adaptation and protection of exposed territories
- Population displacements, forced migrations and the prevention of tensions
- Inequality, precariousness and social cohesion in the face of the cost of transitions
- Personal safety, public trust and collective capacity to withstand crises
LUNCH + DEBATE
NATIONAL SOVEREIGNTY AND COLLECTIVE SECURITY
How to protect vital interests of each state while organizing What forms of solidarity are essential for everyone's safety?