

Wed 14 Jan
|The Nine
The Security of Tomorrow Starts with Sustainability Today
Security through environmental, social and economic sustainability. Breaking silos for national and international security.
Time & Location
14 Jan 2026, 19:30 – 21:00
The Nine, Rue Archimède 69, 1000 Bruxelles, Belgium
About the event
Originally scheduled for November 25, 2025 — postponed due to national strike
Stop pretending sustainability and security are separate conversations. They never were.
Here's the uncomfortable truth most security establishments refuse to acknowledge: Environmental degradation, social inequality, and economic instability aren't peripheral "soft issues", they're direct threat multipliers that undermine both national and international stability. While defense ministries obsess over conventional threats, the real security challenges are already here: climate-induced state failure, resource wars masquerading as territorial disputes, and social fragmentation that external powers exploit like a geopolitical cheat code.
This panel brings together people who actually work at these intersections, defense strategists, environmental policy experts, economists, and social governance specialists, to do what should have been done decades ago: integrate sustainability into security doctrine, not as a nice-to-have, but as strategic necessity.
Why this actually matters (And why now)
The scramble for critical minerals essential to the green transition,…
Tickets
General Admission
We're not making this free because organizing events costs real money, and we believe in compensating experts for their work, not expecting them to donate their time.
€15.00
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Solidarity pricing
Suggested: 15€ You decide: €[your choice] If this month is tight, pay less. If you've got room in the budget, pay more. Everyone shows up either way. Why contributions matter: Venues aren't free. Insurance isn't optional. And an event challenging the "work for exposure" culture probably shouldn't ask its facilitators to work for free.
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02 Jan 2026, 17:00
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