The annual global security conference held in the Slovak capital, Bratislava, Globsec, has ended with delegates painting a grim picture of the challenges ahead.<br /><br /> Top of the agenda this year was ISIL and its rampage through Syria and Iraq, but there was also the Ukrainian crisis; closer to home and no less worrying.<br /><br /> “Europe is facing unprecedented security challenges on many fronts, not only the stability of Ukraine that has been seriously shaken but also the tensions with Russia which are defining a relationship in the upcoming decade probably, and also the big wave of immigrants from Northern Africa,” said the event’s founder Robert Vass.<br /><br /> The UN says there are now more refugees to deal with than at any time since WWII, either fleeing from conflict or poverty.<br /><br /> “We have provided refugees with a safe and secure environment, but it is not enough, because these people need services, they need shelter, food, health and education. This is a challenge, we want to help them and we want
