Recordings: Future of the Euro-Atlantic Security Architecture Conference

Euro-Atlantic strategic stability has significantly deteriorated since 2022. Russia’s war on Ukraine has also heightened nuclear risks in Europe. Meanwhile, the Trump administration’s shift towards an ‘America First’ foreign policy has profound but uncertain implications for the UK, Europe, and multilateral security. In response, the UK and Europe are increasing rearmament efforts to strengthen defence and deterrence.

This conference explores contemporary national debates on how Europe is tackling this rapidly shifting security environment and seek to identify key emerging trends as well as outline new strategic thinking. Specifically, it considers the UK position following the NATO Hague Summit, the UK-EU summit and the Defence and Security Partnership, and the publication of the UK Strategic Defence Review and National Security Strategy documents.

Panellists:

• Emily Ferris, Senior Research Fellow for Russian and Eurasian Security, RUSI
• Dr Andrew Monaghan, Senior Associate Fellow RUSI; Founding Director, Russia Research Network
• Piotr Szymanski, Senior Fellow, Security and Defence Department, Centre for Eastern Studies (OSW) 

Chair: Ed Arnold, Senior Research Fellow for European Security, RUSI 

Panellists: 

• Professor Mark Webber, Professor of International Politics, University of Birmingham
• Oana Lungescu, Distinguished Fellow, RUSI
• Dr Katherine Wright, Senior Lecturer in International Politics, University of Newcastle 

Chair: Matthew Savill, Director, Military Sciences, RUSI 

Panellists: 

• Professor Alexander Mattelaer, Senior Research Fellow, Egmont Institute; Associate Professor, Centre for Diplomacy Security and Strategy, VUB Brussels School of Governance
• Mariana Budjeryn, Senior Research Associate, Project on Managing the Atom, the Harvard Kennedy School Belfer Center
• Professor Michal Onderco, Department of Public Administration and Sociology at Erasmus University Rotterdam
• Paul Schulte, Honorary Professor, University of Birmingham; Senior Visiting Fellow, Centre for Science and Security Studies, War Studies Department, Kings College London

Chair: Darya Dolzikova, Senior Research Fellow, Proliferation and Nuclear Policy, RUSI 

Panellists: 

• Roderich Kiesewetter MdB, foreign policy spokesman of the CDU in the Bundestag
• Gesine Weber, Fellow Geostrategy, German Marshall Fund
• Armida van Rij, Senior Research Fellow, Europe Programme, Chatham House
• Dr Luigi Scazzieri, Senior Policy Analyst, European Union Institute for Security Studies 

Chair: Professor Richard G Whitman, Senior Associate Fellow, RUSI