On Wednesday, January 29, from 9:00–12:00 p.m. ET, the Atlantic Council’s Transatlantic Security Initiative, a program within the Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security, will host a conference on emerging threats to the global maritime order and how to counter them.
Maritime threats are growing rapidly: ships are being attacked in the Red Sea, undersea cables and pipelines are being harmed in the Baltic Sea and elsewhere, the shadow fleet is endangering ships, coastal states and the marine environment, and maritime borders are being ignored. The global maritime order is under enormous pressure, and it’s unclear who—if anyone—can reverse this development. If it continues, the global economy will suffer. At this conference, which is part of the Atlantic Council’s Maritime Threats initiative, speakers will discuss current and emerging threats to the maritime order and potential measures to protect it.
This conversation will take place at Atlantic Council headquarters and will be broadcast on YouTube, X, Facebook, and LinkedIn. To join us in-person or virtually, please complete the registration form.
Agenda
9:00 a.m. – 9:15 a.m.
Word of welcome
Matthew Kroenig, Vice President and Senior Director, Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security, Atlantic Council
Elisabeth Braw, Senior Fellow, Transatlantic Security Initiative, Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security, Atlantic Council
9:15 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.
Keynote Address
RADM Ben Nicholson, Assistant Deputy Chief, Naval Operations for Operations, Plans, and Strategy, United States Navy
9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
Panel | Growing threats to global shipping: a threat to the global economy
Audun Halvorsen, Director of Security and Preparedness, Norwegian Shipowners Association
Svein Ringbakken, Managing Director, Norwegian Shipowners’ Mutual War Risks Insurance Association (DNK)
Meghann Myers, Staff Reporter, Defense One (Moderator)
10:30 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.
Coffee break
10:45 a.m. – 10:50 a.m.
Keynote Address
H.E. Pål Jonson, Minister for Defense of the Kingdom of Sweden
10:50 a.m. – 11:50 a.m.
Panel | The deteriorating maritime order: Wider implications
Guy Platten, Secretary-General, International Chamber of Shipping
Laura Burns, SVP Political Risk, WTW
Elisabeth Braw, Senior Fellow, Transatlantic Security Initiative, Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security, Atlantic Council (Moderator)
11:50 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Closing remarks
Elisabeth Braw, Senior Fellow, Transatlantic Security Initiative, Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security, Atlantic Council
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