On 21 December 2020, the members of the Centre of International Relations, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Ljubljana (CIR) gathered for an online chat with CIR legends (i.e. founders and first members of the research team), who shared stories of the Centre’s beginnings, remembered its greatest successes, and expressed confidence in its future. The discussion was organised to announce CIR’s 55th anniversary in 2021, when multiple events will mark this important milestone.