Welcome

The Bern Security Dialogue is an independent forum in the Swiss capital advancing a collective security strategy for Europe and the Alpine region in particular. Designed to promote cross-sector geostrategic thinking, the Bern Security Dialogue aims to strengthen resilience in the face of great power competition and threats to the liberal democratic order.

Monitor

The Alpine Security Monitor is a weekly newsletter published every Friday that aggregates the international press as it concerns security politics stories from across the Alpine region.

Upcoming events

October 14-15, 2026

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Past events

April 22-23, 2026

The Cost of Freedom Symposium
Invitation only

March 23, 2026

Geopolitics Pub Quiz
at Papa Joe's in Bern

February 19, 2026

Alpine Security in a Fragmented World
Fireside Chat at Georgetown University
with Gen. (ret.) Mark Milley
& Lt. Gen. (ret.) Jürgen-Joachim von Sandrart
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