On Wednesday, December 18 from 9:00–10:00 am, the Atlantic Council’s Transatlantic Security Initiative and the Adrienne Arsht National Security Resilience Initiative will host a conversation on how NATO allies can continue to cultivate a resilient community.

Earlier this year, NATO—the most resilient and successful military alliance in history—celebrated its seventy-fifth anniversary. Even after seventy-five years, NATO’s work continues to be of the utmost importance to the peace and security of the transatlantic community and a cornerstone of resilience for Europe. The notion of national resilience and the capacity to withstand a major shock is a fundamental national and collective responsibility of all NATO allies, as outlined in NATO’s Article 3. With geopolitical tensions on the rise, exposed and inflamed by Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, this event will aim to examine the main challenges being posed to national and collective resilience across the alliance.
The discussion will touch upon what can be learned from allies on the Eastern flank and consider how NATO can transform concepts into actionable measures. It will emphasize the dynamic relationship between NATO, individual governments, and civil society in fostering a resilient community.  

This conversation will take place at Atlantic Council headquarters and will be broadcast on YouTubeXFacebook, and LinkedInTo join us in-person or virtually, please complete the registration form. 

welcome remarks

Keynote address

Angus Lapsley
Assistant Secretary General for Defence Policy and Planning,
NATO

In conversation with

Ambassador Michael Carpenter
Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Europe,
National Security Council, The White House

H.E. Kristjan Prikk
Ambassador of Estonia to the United States

Moderated by

Laura Kelly
Foreign Policy Reporter,
The Hill

Presented by

The Transatlantic Security Initiative, in the Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security, shapes and influences the debate on the greatest security challenges facing the North Atlantic Alliance and its key partners.

The Adrienne Arsht National Security Resilience Initiative, in the Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security, works to advance resilience as a core tenet of US and allied national security policy and practice.

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