Defence of the Baltics: How we do it?

The panel will discuss the strengthening of the deterrence and defence posture in the Baltic region and the respective roles of the Baltic states and the Alliance as a whole in this. What are the most critical gaps in the posture which need to be addressed? How much can the Baltic nations themselves do to this end and where are the contributions from other Allies essential? Is spending 2% of the GDP on defence sufficient for Baltic nations or should the expenditures by raised further? How can Baltic nations themselves work together to make best use of their scarce resources?

Speakers

Hans Binnendijk

Senior Fellow, Center for Transatlantic Relations, Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies

Robert Dalsjö

Director of Research at the Swedish Defence Research Agency (FOI)

Saulius Gasiunas

Director of the Defence Policy and Euro-Atlantic Co-operation Department, Ministry of National Defence, Lithuania

Kristjan Prikk

Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Defence of Estonia

Moderator

Tomas Jermalavičius

Head of Studies and Research Fellow at the International Centre for Defence and Security