EU-US Defense & Future Forum

In 2021, the Atlantic Council, in partnership with the Delegation of the European Union to the United States, hosted the inaugural EU-US Future Forum. The Forum was a unique convening of leaders and stakeholders in dialogue to develop a new transatlantic agenda and momentum for EU-US cooperation.

The program included a combination of moderated discussions, interviews, keynote addresses, and storytelling highlights that shared expert insights, tackled problems, generated new ideas, and helped to identify policy recommendations. This high-profile event explored the most important elements of the EU-US relationship, including the coronavirus recovery, trade, foreign and security policy, technology and the digital transition, research and innovation, common values, and climate change.

On June 28-29, 2021, the European Union Delegation to the United States and the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) convened the 2021 EU Defense Washington Forum, an annual symposium dedicated to strengthening EU-U.S. cooperation on security and defense.

The EU Defense Washington Forum brought together leading stakeholders and experts from the transatlantic security, defense and diplomatic communities for a timely analysis of critical issues, such as security implications of climate change including in the Arctic; strategic competition with China and Russia; emerging and disruptive technologies; security challenges and responses relating to Africa; and hybrid threats.