For many decades the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) has been the bedrock of European security. The United Kingdom and the United States continue to be the biggest defence spenders in NATO and major contributors to its missions, as well as the alliance’s two nuclear custodians. However, with the rise of the People’s Republic of China, the resurgence of revisionist Russia, and new threats from advanced technologies, the alliance must become better prepared to meet the challenges on the continent of Europe in a transformative century. Otherwise, it risks falling behind.

What does this hold for the future of the defence of Europe? What does it mean for British and American geostrategy? And what does it mean for the future of alliance relations? Join this fantastic panel discussion with Lt. Gen. (rtd.) Ben Hodges and Maj. Gen. (rtd.) Mitch Mitchell CB MBE about the Anglo-American role in the defence of Europe in the 21st century.

PANELLISTS

Lt. Gen. (rtd.) Ben Hodges
Commander, United States Army Europe (2014-2017)

Lt. Gen. (rtd.) Ben Hodges holds the Pershing Chair in Strategic Studies at the Centre for European Policy Analysis, which he joined in 2018. Lt. Gen. (rtd.) Hodges has served in a variety of Joint and Army Staff positions to include Tactics Instructor; Chief of Plans, 2nd Infantry Division in Korea; Aide-de-Camp to the Supreme Allied Commander Europe; Chief of Staff, XVIII Airborne Corps; Director of the Pakistan Afghanistan Coordination Cell on the Joint Staff; Chief of Legislative Liaison for the United States Army; and Commander, NATO Allied Land Command (İzmir, Turkey). His last military assignment was as Commanding General, United States Army Europe (Wiesbaden, Germany) from 2014 to 2017.

Maj. Gen. (rtd.) Mitch Mitchell CB MBE
Director, Development, Concepts and Doctrine Centre (2016-2020)

Major General (Mitch Mitchell Cb MBE served for 36 years in the British Army. In 2016, he became the Head of the Technology School at the United Kingdom Defence Academy before becoming – the same year – the Director of the Development, Concepts and Doctrine Centre. In this role, he helped provide strategic thought and analysis to the Ministry of Defence’s boardroom decision makers and inform them on policy, strategy and capability investment. During this period he developed the Ministry of Defence’s first ‘Integrated Operating Concept’, a strategic response to new forms of state and non-state competition, principally from Russia and China.

CHAIR

Viktorija Starych-Samuolienė
Co-founder and Director of Strategy, Council on Geostrategy

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