The Kyiv Security Forum was launched by the Arseniy Yatsenyuk Open Ukraine Foundation in 2007 and is an annual event for high-level discussions on current issues in the Black Sea region and Europe. The debates focus on regional conflict resolution, economic security, illegal immigration, energy security, organized crime, refugees, border management, corruption, terrorism, nuclear and conventional weapons proliferation, human trafficking, and more.
Held annually, the Forum has become the region’s foremost platform for representatives of regional and global organizations, along with government and independent experts, to debate and discuss solutions for both soft and hard European security issues. The Forum brings together top policy leaders – the most respected intellectuals, politicians, academics, and journalists – to exchange views on European security in an atmosphere of open and informal dialogue.