Please join the Atlantic Council’s Transatlantic Security Initiative, in the Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security, and the Europe Center, for an online public event, “The Nordic-Baltic region: Cooperation in NATO’s northeast.” This event will take place on Tuesday, July 9, from 9:30-10:30 a.m. ET via livestream.
Since last year’s Summit in Vilnius, Lithuania, the security landscape in NATO’s northeast has shifted significantly. New defense plans and strong defense spending, coupled with the historic accession of Sweden and Finland, has reshaped the geopolitical balance in the Baltic Sea region in favor of NATO. Despite this major step forward for regional security, ongoing Russian aggression against Ukraine demands a continued focus on stability. The NATO Summit taking place in Washington, DC, presents a pivotal opportunity to solidify allied gains made since last July and send a strong signal to Moscow amid continuing war on the European continent.
This discussion will examine the Nordic-Baltic priorities for the Washington Summit, Nordic-Baltic contributions to NATO’s security, and the Northern European view of the challenges facing the alliance.
This event is part of the Transatlantic Security Initiative’s 2024 NATO Washington Summit campaign. For more information and updates on future events and publications, follow @ACScowcroft.
This conversation will be broadcast on YouTube, X, Facebook, and LinkedIn. To receive the event information, please register above.
In conversation with
H.E. Tobias Billström
Minister for Foreign Affairs
Kingdom of Sweden
H.E. Baiba Braže
Minister for Foreign Affairs
Republic of Latvia
H.E. Espen Barth Eide
Minister of Foreign Affairs
Kingdom of Norway
H.E. Thórdís Kolbrún Reykfjörd Gylfadóttir
Minister for Foreign Affairs
Iceland
H.E. Gabrielius Landsbergis
Minister of Foreign Affairs
Republic of Lithuania
H.E. Lars Løkke Rasmussen
Minister for Foreign Affairs
Kingdom of Denmark
Pasi Rajala
Political State Secretary
Republic of Finland
Kyllike Sillaste-Elling
Undersecretary for Political Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Republic of Estonia
Moderated by
Mary Louise Kelly
Co-host of All Things Considered
NPR
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.
Atlantic Council TV
Watch this event and more content on ACTV
Follow the conversations shaping our world. Available on all major platforms.