22 May 202522 May 2025

Panel IVa. Dark Clouds over Europe. Is NATO Ready for a Confrontation with Russia?

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Panel IVa. Dark Clouds over Europe. Is NATO Ready for a Confrontation with Russia?

The Panel was chaired by Mr. Peter WATKINS, Visiting Senior Fellow, LSE Ideas, and was joined by: Lieutenant General (Ret.) Ben HODGES, Member of the International Consultative Board of the New Strategy Center, former Commander of US Army Europe, USA, The Rt Hon Sir Michael FALLON, former Defence Secretary, UK, Ambassador Mihnea MOTOC, former Minister of Defence, Romania and Dr. Tomasz SMURA, Board Member of Casimir Pulaski Foundation, Director of the Defence Track, Warsaw Security Forum, Poland

The discussion explored the current strategic situation in Europe, in a context in which the security guarantees of the United States have been questioned by some voices. Europe is facing a double issue: a material one (its lack of military hardware) as well as a societal one, which amounts to the political leadership and resilience needed in the case of military confrontation. European preparations for the military challenges of the future should focus on countering Russian hybrid warfare, manage deterrence and intelligence sharing, as well as increase the development of unmanned vehicles and other EDTs.

Watch the live sessions on YouTube: https://youtube.com/live/lZyReDoB_ww?feature=share

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