The 3rd edition of the Atlantic - Black Sea Security Forum is a high-level international event to be held on May 31 – June 2, in a hybrid format. The forum is organized by the Aspen Institute Romania and the Bucharest office of the German Marshall Fund, in partnership with the Ministry of National Defense of Romania and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Romania.

Under the title Democratic Security and Resilience in the Era of Great Power Competition, this edition will address these new challenges in a wider regional outlook. It will allow for a deep, high level conversation and encourage a wider strategic and regional perspective. The needed interaction and coordination between international organizations, first and utmost NATO and the EU, in the face of the new realities will also be explored.

The Atlantic - Black Sea Security Forum will also be designed with an enhanced focus on resilience, capitalizing on the potential of the region to constructively drive the development of the concept and its parallel implementation.