During the inaugural Western Balkans Peace Forum, which took place in Podgorica, Montenegro, on March 3rd and 4th, international organizations, a united front of peace activists and young people highlighted the values of regional cooperation and youth engagement in building a better and safer society.
Identity-based violence and its causes continue to be a widespread issue throughout the Western Balkans, even thirty years after the end of the wars in the 1990s.
On March 3 and 4, 2026, representatives of 25 civil society and international organizations converged on Europe House in Podgorica, Montenegro, for the inaugural Western Balkans Peace Forum (WBPF), organized by the Post-Conflict Research Center (PCRC) with its partners.
In September 2025, the University of Sarajevo’s Faculty of Political Science welcomed the third edition of the Global Scholars Network on Identity and Conflict (GSNIC) Annual Conference.