On June 5, the Atlantic Council’s Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security and the Norwegian Institute for Defence Studies (IFS) held a conference on NATO in a New Security Landscape.

Speakers outlined emerging trends in the contemporary global security environment, external security challenges for NATO as well as internal challenges for NATO cohesion, the strategic importance of NATO partnerships in the twenty-first century, and how the transatlantic community can best posture itself to face the global rebalance towards Asia.

The conference drew expertise from both sides of the Atlantic. Speakers included Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Strategy Daniel Chiu, Norwegian Ambassador to the United States Wegger Chr. Strommen, Deputy National Security Advisor Julianne Smith, Director of the Research Division at NATO Defense University Karl-Heinz Kamp, and IFS Head of the Centre for Transatlantic Relations Johannes Ro.

This conference kicked off the Atlantic Council-IFS project on NATO in an Era of Global Competition, and served as the first of three public events examining NATO’s challenges and opportunities in the 21^st century security environment aimed at developing fresh ideas and engaging concepts for strengthening transatlantic security cooperation.

Wednesday, June 5, 2013

9:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.

Park Hyatt Hotel
1201 24th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20037

Audio Playlist

NATO In a New Security Landscape by Atlantic Council

Agenda

9:30 a.m.			REGISTRATION AND BREAKFAST
10:00 – 10:15			WELCOME Frederick Kempe, President and CEO, Atlantic Council H.E. Wegger Chr. Strommen, Ambassador, Royal Norwegian Embassy in Washington
10:15 – 11:45			GLOBAL TRENDS: NEW THREATS AND NEW OPPORTUNITIES Download transcript Daniel Y. Chiu, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Strategy, US Department of Defense Barry Pavel, Director, Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security, Atlantic Council Johannes Rø, Head, Centre for Transatlantic Studies, Norwegian Institute for Defense Studies (IFS) Moderator: Peter Engelke, Senior Fellow, Strategic Foresight Initiative, Atlantic Council
11:45 – 12:30			LUNCH BREAK
12:30 – 1:30 p.m.			LUNCHEON CONVERSATION Download transcript Julianne Smith, Deputy National Security Advisor, Office of Vice President Joe Biden Moderator: Damon Wilson, Executive Vice President, Atlantic Council
1:30 – 1:45			COFFEE BREAK
1:45 – 3:15			NEW SECURITY LANDSCAPE: IMPLICATIONS FOR NATO Download transcript Mathew Burrows, Counselor, Office of the Director of National Intelligence, National Intelligence Council Kori Schake, Research Fellow, Hoover Institution, Stanford University Karl-Heinz Kamp, Director, Research Division, NATO Defense College Katarzyna Zysk, Associate Professor, Centre for Norwegian and European Security, Norwegian Institute for Defense Studies (IFS) Moderator: Ian Brzezinski, Senior Fellow, Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security, Atlantic Council
3:15 – 3:30			SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION Barry Pavel, Director, Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security, Atlantic Council

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