The Director of the Center for Security Research, Aleksandar Nacev PhD, had a guest appearance on the show „Click Plus“ on TV21, where he spoke about the crisis management and protection and rescue system in Macedonia, and the latest political developments which have some security implications.
You can watch the whole interview on the following link:
On the 2nd of September, the Center for Security Research was host to an event which celebrated the fourth anniversary since the founding of the Center. With the presence of CSR members, numerous guests, partner organizations, people from the public and business life, the management of the CSR presented the results of it’s work, the achievements, as well as future plans for the growth and development of the Center.
The Center for Security Research took part in the conference „Black Sea and Balkan Perspectives – A strategic region“, held in Rome and organized by our partners NATO College Foundation. The CSR was the only (governmental or NGO) organization from Macedonia to be invited to nominate participants/panelists for this prestigious conference
Our representative Mr. Rabie Sedrak, talked on the third panel, which was focusing on security threats from non-state actors.
During the CSR official visit to KCSS – Kosovar Center for Security Studies in Prishtina, we discussed our new joint DDRR program which was designed specifically to address new security challenges imposed by illegal immigration and FTF to Europe.
The meeting was attended by Dr Aleksandar Nacev – Director of CSR, Mr. Jane Jancheski – Deputy Director of CSR, Mr. Martin Stojanovski – Advisor for external relations in the CSR and Mr. Rabi Sedrak – Advisor for counterterrorism in the CSR.
On 8th of July, the Center for Security Research held a public debate titled „The impact of mass marijuana production on the crime in the communities“, in the Culture Hall in the municipality of Novo Selo.
The main speakers in the debate were the Director of CSR, Aleksandar Nacev PhD, and the special advisor on counterterrorism in the CSR, Rabie Sedrak, and the event was moderated by Petar Markov MD. The speakers and the moderator talked about the issue if legal and illegal marijuana production and how it impacts the rise of crime in the communities, and how the profits of illegal drug trafficking are influencing the communities.
Today, with the support of the Macedonian sport shooting federation, the Center for Security Research held the seminar P-SEC2. The practical seminar included training of the participants for handling a handgun and semi-automatic rifle, and concluded on the firing range, where the participants showed their new acquired skills. The training was held in a dynamic atmosphere, it was very comprehensive and all the participant will get their certificates for successfully finishing the basic firearm training.
During the first session of the new joint security program between CSR and the Institute for Strategic and Defense Studies under the supervision of the Ministry of Defense of Hungary, we discussed the process of radicalization in the Western Balkans and we outlined a road map towards creating a new and reliable DDRR programs designed specifically to address RFTF issue in Western Balkans, contributing to European and International security.
Today, the CSR in cooperation with the martial arts club, The Strongest Aerodrom, held the seminar on private security (P-SEC1), which included close combat training, close protection training and air rifle shooting. In the following period, we will organize the second part of the seminar (P-SEC2), which will include firearm training and shooting.
Mr. Rabie W Sedrak, the special advisor for counterterrorism at the Center for Security Research, had a guest appearance at radio “Lider”, where he explained the latest conflict in Israel, and he gave his analysis for the military conflict in the Gaza strip, where we can see that hundreds of people have been killed and injured.
You can watch the whole guest appearance at the following link:
Today the CSR launched a new joint-program for cooperation with its international partner, the Hungarian Institute for Strategic and Defense Studies, part of the National University of Public Service and the Hungarian Ministry of Defense. In today’s online meeting we outlined the future scope of work and defined the common areas of study and cooperation between both organizations.
