As a part of a series of events that are to be launched to mark the anniversary of the founding of the Institute of International Politics and Economics, IIPE organised the promotion of proceedings of the national scientific conference “Infections diseases as a global security challenge – COVID-19 pandemic: Reality and consequences”, published jointly by the Institute of International Politics and Economics and University of Belgrade – Faculty of Security Studies. During the promotion the speakers were Professor Zoran Jeftić, as an editor of the conference proceedings, as well as the authors Dr Marina Soković, Assistent Minister for Science at the Serbian Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development, Professor Žarko Obradović, University of Belgrade – Faculty of Security Studies, and Dr Predrag Kon, epidemiologist and the member of the Crisis Staff of the Republic of Serbia. The introductory part was followed by a fruitful discussion centred around participants` comments and questions.