Tomas Jermalavičius is the head of studies and research fellow at the International Centre for Defence and Security. Prior to joining ICDS at the end of 2008, he served at the Baltic Defence College (BALTDEFCOL), first as deputy director of its Institute of Defence Studies and Lithuania’s senior national representative (2001-24) and later as dean of the college (2005-08). In 1998-2001 and 2005, he was with the Defence Policy and Planning Department of the Lithuanian Ministry of National Defence, including as the department’s deputy director. Since 2017, he has been a visiting professor at the Natolin Campus of the College of Europe in Warsaw. He is also an associated fellow of the Latvian Institute of International Affairs (LIIA).
The 2BS (To Be Secure) Forum is a leading politico-security forum in Southeast Europe (SEE) that has been shaping national, regional, and international security frameworks since its inception in 2011. As the flagship event of the Atlantic Council of Montenegro, it provides an exceptional and unique platform for prominent political figures, as well as international organizations representatives, academia, security experts, business leaders, renowned global think tanks, NGO experts and innovators to generate ideas and solutions to effectively tackle and overcome the prevailing global challenges pertaining to security and stability.