As NATO marks its 75th anniversary this week, the geopolitical challenges facing the Alliance are the most significant since the end of the Cold War.
 
RUSI Europe hosted a half-day conference discussing how NATO should respond to these challenges, including the threat of Russia and how the Alliance can best continue to support Ukraine. The Rt Hon Lord Cameron, Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, gave the closing keynote address.

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Agenda

14:30 - 14:35 Welcome

Claire Halperin, DHM and Spokesperson, UK Joint Delegation to NATO

14:35 – 14:50 Keynote address

The Lord Ricketts GCMG GCVO, RUSI Vice-Chair, former UK National Security Advisor and NATO PermRep

14:50 – 15:50 Session 1: The Washington Summit and Beyond

Chair: Dr Jonathan Eyal, Executive Director, RUSI Europe

Speakers

  • Ingrid Southworth, UK Deputy Permanent Representative to NATO
  • Oana Lungescu, Distinguished Fellow, RUSI
  • Ed Arnold, Senior Research Fellow, European Security, RUSI

Questions for the panel to discuss

  • What are the priorities for Europe at the 2024 NATO Washington Summit?
  • How can transatlantic burden sharing be readdressed?
  • How can Summit activity from Madrid, through Vilnius and Washington, be brought together?
  • How can NATO best continue to support Ukraine?
  • How is NATO transformation progressing, including the ‘executability’ of new defence plans and the transatlantic reinforcement plan?

16:10 – 17:00 Session 2: The Russian Challenge to the Euro-Atlantic

Chair: Matthew Savill, Director, Military Sciences, RUSI

Speakers

  • Major General Karl Ford CB CBE, Director of Defence Planning at NATO
  • Brigadier (Ret’d) Robbie Boyd, Senior Associate Fellow, RUSI
  • Natia Seskuria, Senior Associate Fellow, RUSI
  • Gareth Williams, Deputy Director, Euro-Atlantic Security Policy Unit

Questions for the panel to discuss

  • What is the current state of play on the Ukrainian battlefield?
  • How is the Russian military adapting and recapitalising its forces?
  • What is the likely threat posed by Russia to Euro-Atlantic security and when?
  • How is NATO transformation progressing with respect to the ‘executability’ of regional and transatlantic reinforcement plans?
  • How is NATO’s command structure adapting to its new members and realisation of its new force model?
  • What can Allies do to ramp up defence industrial production?

17:00 – 17:30 Chaired Concluding Address

Chair: The Lord Ricketts GCMG GCVO, RUSI Vice-Chair, former UK National Security Advisor and NATO PermRep

Speaker: The Rt Hon Lord Cameron, Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs

If you have any questions about the conference, please contact Balázs Gyimesi, RUSI Europe's Communications and Events Manager at [email protected]

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