The Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung organised online in cooperation with the Center for Security Cooperation (RACVIAC) and the George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies on November 17th, 2020 the 8th Regional Conference on Current Security Policy Challenges in Europe. With the participation of the Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany, Dr. Robert Klinke, and the Ambassador of the United States of America, Robert Kohorst, Croatian security experts discussed with colleagues from the region the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on international and regional security and stability. During the conference, the COVID-19 pandemic was identified as the biggest security challenge beside climate change, cyber attacks, terrorism and the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction.