From May 22 to May 25, NATO allies and partners are heading to Dayton, Ohio, for the spring session of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly, both to discuss the most pressing challenges to transatlantic security and commemorate thirty years since the Dayton Peace Accords brought an end to the conflict in the Western Balkans.
Against this backdrop, the Atlantic Council is co-sponsoring the 2025 Dayton Dialogue Forum to hold discussions reflecting on thirty years of peace in the Western Balkans, charting a new path forward for US and allied global strategy, and evaluating the value of NATO for citizens across the United States.
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These discussions are part of the Transatlantic Security Initiative’s road to The Hague programming in the lead up to the 2025 NATO Summit. For more information and updates on future events and publications, follow @ACScowcroft.
Speakers
Trond Helleland MP
Head of NATO Parliamentary Delegation
The Kingdom of Norway
Raimond Kaljulaid MP
Head of the Estonian Delegation to the NATO Parliamentary Assembly
Frederick Kempe
President and Chief Executive Officer
Atlantic Council
Derek Twigg MP
Head of Delegation
Member of British Parliament
The Hon. Rick Larsen
Member of the US House of Representatives (D-WA)
Amb. Matthew Whitaker
US Permanent Representative to NATO
H.E. Roberta Metsola
President of the European Parliament
Moderated by
Agenda
May 22 at 10:30 a.m. | Global strategy at a historic inflection point
Speakers
Trond Helleland MP
Head of Delegation to the NATO Parliamentary Assembly
The Kingdom of Norway
Raimond Kaljulaid MP
Head of the Estonian Delegation to the NATO Parliamentary Assembly
Frederick Kempe
President and Chief Executive Officer
Atlantic Council
Derek Twigg MP
Head of Delegation
Member of British Parliament
Moderated by
Nonresident Senior Fellow, Transatlantic Security Initiative,
Atlantic Council
May 23 at 1:30 p.m. | Why NATO matters for everyday Americans
Featuring
The Hon. Rick Larsen
Member of the US House of Representatives (D-WA)
Amb. Matthew Whitaker
US Permanent Representative to NATO
Moderated by
Frederick Kempe
President and Chief Executive Officer
Atlantic Council
May 24 at 3:30 p.m. | A fireside chat with European Parliament President Roberta Metsola
Featuring
H.E. Roberta Metsola
President of the European Parliament
Moderated by
Frederick Kempe
President and Chief Executive Officer
Atlantic Council
Presented by
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