Recently, the US Administration outlined its new US defence strategy to strengthen its military presence in the Asia-Pacific. Will this cause implications to overall NATO capabilities in the future? Americans have a reason to see the Trans-Atlantic relationship with diminished relevance especially in the security policy area where burden sharing constantly turns into burden reduction. Is the new concept of smart defence NATO's answer to current financial problems? What is NATO's response to risk of growing political turmoil in Europe and in its neighborhood, and risk of re-nationalization of European defence efforts? The range of policy choices is wide open, including further enlargement vs. regionalization.
Dr. Artis Pabriks, Minister of Defence of Latvia
Mr. Espen Barth Eide, Minister of Defence of Norway
Adm. Giampaolo Di Paola, Minister of Defence of Italy
Amb. Alexander Vershbow, Deputy Secretary General of NATO
Prof. Julian Lindley-French, Member of the Atlantic Council of the United States
Moderator: Dr. Hans Binnendijk, SAIS Center for Transatlantic Relations, Johns Hopkins University
