On October 18, the Atlantic Council held its annual conference on transatlantic missile defense. This year’s conference focused on the progress of the European Phased Adaptive Approach (EPAA), the implementation of its second phase, and the future of transatlantic missile defense.
The conference featured an opening briefing and an update on the EPAA by Lt. Gen. Patrick O’Reilly from the Missile Defense Agency, a keynote address on the administration’s goals for the NATO Chicago Summit by Under Secretary of State Ellen Tauscher; and two panels assessing progress to date and the future of transatlantic missile defense featuring leading American and European experts.
AGENDA
European Phased Adaptive Approach (EPAA): Phase II | TRANSCRIPT
Provide an update on progress of EPAA at the end of Phase I, a brief on EPAA’s Phase II and the future of transatlantic missile defense.
President’s Welcome:
- Frederick Kempe, President and CEO, Atlantic Council
Opening Briefing:
- Lt. Gen. Patrick O’Reilly, Director, Missile Defense Agency
Chair:
- Ian Brzezinski, Senior Fellow, International Security Program, Atlantic Council
Keynote Address: Transatlantic Missile Defense: A Global Perspective | TRANSCRIPT
Keynote Speech:
- The Honorable Ellen Tauscher, Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security, US Department of State – Prepared Remarks
Chair:
- Frederick Kempe, President and CEO, Atlantic Council
Transatlantic Missile Defense: Assessing Progress to Date and the Future | TRANSCRIPT
Assess the strategy for establishing a transatlantic missile defense capability, the progress to date in its implementation, and the diplomatic, budgetary, and operational challenges that lie before NATO leaders at the Chicago Summit and beyond.
Chair:
- Barry Pavel, Director, International Security Program, Atlantic Council
Panelists:
- John Plumb, Principal Director, Nuclear and Missile Defense Policy, US Department of Defense
- Dov Zakheim, Senior Fellow, CNA Corporation
- David Mosher, Assistant Director for National Security, Congressional Budget Office
- James Appathurai, Deputy Assistant Secretary General for Political Affairs, NATO Headquarters
European Views on Transatlantic Missile Defense | TRANSCRIPT
Attain European perspectives on EPAA, its implementation, the future of NATO missile defense, and the challenges of building a transatlantic missile defense architecture.
Chair:
- Boyko Noev, former Minister of Defense of Bulgaria, Atlantic Council Strategic Advisors Group
Panelists:
- Bruno Gruselle, Senior Fellow, Fondation pour la Recherche Stratégique
- Tomáš Valášek, Director of Foreign Policy and Defence, Centre for European Reform
- Michael Rance, Associate Fellow, Royal United Services Institute
- Gülnur Aybet, Senior Lecturer in International Relations, School of Politics and International Relations University of Kent at Canterbury
New Atlanticist Analysis
Media Mentions
- U.S. invites Russia to measure missile-defense test – Susan Cornwell and Jim Wolf, Reuters
- NATO Chicago meeting: Building toward missile defenses – Lynn Sweet, Chicago Sun-Times
- US written AMD promise ‘not good enough’ – RT
- ‘Sidelines no place for Russia on AMD’ – Lavrov – RT
- US urges Russia to observe missile defense – The Voice of Russia
- US ready to give Moscow written gurantees on ABM – The Voice of Russia
- ‘Radar will protect Turkey’ – Hurriyet Daily News
- U.S. ready to provide Russia with written missile shield guarantees – RIA Novosti
- Russia Cool To U.S. Invitation To Track Missile Tests – Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
- MDA Director Sees Stable Future For Programs – Jen DiMascio, Aviation Week
- US: Missile Defense Not Against Russia, Can’t Undermine Its Nuclear Forces – RTT News
- Transatlantic missile defence plan moving ahead – Brian Beary, Europolitics
This conference is generously sponsored by Raytheon.