September 23
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7:00 PM
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8:00 PM
“EU is not defending the continent, NATO is.”
We often hear that but is that really so simple?
Discussion on the EU military framework and relations with NATO, with:
– Dr. Ethan Corbin, Director of the Defense Committee at NATO’s parliamentary assembly,
– Coenraad Reumer, political advisor to the director general of the EU military staff
With the clear increase in European defence spending, the defence priority seems to be shifting away from simple coordination towards building a credible military defence of Europe by Europeans themselves. At the same time, renewed uncertainty around the U.S. commitment to NATO points to a potential rebalancing of transatlantic security. In this context, how can European defence frameworks be adopted and ensure credibility and resilience without redundancy with NATO?