A European NATO?

As the Trump administration takes an increasingly hostile position towards Europe, questions have emerged on how European countries can scale up their ability to defend themselves collectively. This panel—jointly hosted by the International Security Program at the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at the Harvard Kennedy School and the Dublin European Law Institute at Dublin City University—explores how European countries can play a greater role within the framework of NATO. The event—hosted on the eve of Europe Day—will discuss efforts to Europeanize NATO, as well as reflect on the potentials to revive the European Defence Community, as a way to preserve the transatlantic relationship at a turbulent time. This panel explores how European countries can play a greater role within the framework of NATO. 

Welcoming remarks: Professor Derek Hand, Dean of Faculty, Dublin City University

Moderator: Francesca Giovannini, Executive Director, Project on Managing the Atom

Speakers: 

Brando Benifei, Chairman of the delegation on EU-US Relations, European Parliament;

Ambassador R. Nicholas Burns, Roy and Barbara Goodman Family Professor of the Practice of Diplomacy and International Relations, Harvard Kennedy School; Former U.S. Ambassador to NATO;

Ambassador Ivo Daalder, Senior Fellow, Belfer Center for International Affairs; Former U.S. Ambassador to NATO under President Barack Obama; Former President of the Chicago Council on Global Affairs

Professor Federico Fabbrini, Professor of European Law & Founding Director of Dublin European Law Institute, Dublin City University; Schuman Fulbright Fellow in International Security, Belfer Centre

Leonard Schuette, Postdoctoral Fellow, International Security Program

For more information, contact: jenna_beahn@hks.harvard.edu