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ABCD 2013

Carry a Big Stick

How can Europe develop the credible military capability required to underpin a smart power strategy? What effect will austerity have on European attitudes towards military power and our capabilities? What roles should the armed forces take on or further develop in order to support a smart power strategy?

Speakers

Robert Bell

Secretary of Defense Representative, Europe, and Defense Advisor U.S. Mission to NATO

Andrew Cottey

Senior Lecturer and Jean Monnet Chair in European Political Integration, University College, Cork

Bastian Giegerich

Senior Researcher, Bundeswehr Institute of Social Sciences

Robert Kupiecki

Under-Secretary of State for Defence Policy, Ministry of National Defence, Poland

Moderator

Gintautas Zenkevičius

Brigadier General, Capabilities and Armaments Director-General, Ministry of National Defence of Lithuania