A Northern European approach to European Defence cooperation

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Channel: AtlanticCouncil · 2018 · Nonprofits & Activism

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‘The European Defence and Security Dimension in Northern Europe’, Stockholm, December 11, 2018. Panel 3 – A Northern European approach to European Defence cooperation


Key questions:

Key questions:
• What are the strategic needs in Northern Europe and
how can EU instruments such as the EDF, CARD and
PESCO help fulfil those needs?
• How should the complex nature of modern conflicts,
including hybrid warfare and the use of new
technologies, be reflected in the development of
European Defence?
• What development can be made regionally outside of
the institutions, for instance through minilateral force
formations such as the British JEF, German FNC and
French EII?

Moderator:
• Ms. Anna Wieslander, Director for Northern Europe,
Atlantic Council, Stockholm

Speakers:
• Dr. Claudia Major, Senior Associate in the International
Security Division, German Institute for International and
Security Affairs (SWP), Berlin
• Dr. Ulrike Franke, Policy Fellow, European Council on
Foreign Relations (ECFR), Berlin
• Ms. Elisabeth Braw, Associate Fellow and Director of
Modern Deterrence Programme, Royal United Services
Institute (RUSI), London
• Dr. David Behar, Deputy Chief of Mission, Embassy of
France, Stockholm

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