Defence reform in Europe

What gaps will the decreasing US presence leave in Europe and how will we fill them? Why are we so slow to build complementary capabilities in Europe, rather than duplicating them? How will the CSDP with its ‘pooling & sharing’, Weimar and Ghent initiatives influence Europe’s ambition to project military power collectively? How can budgetary austerity be used as an opportunity to redefine the ways we build and sustain military capabilities?

Speakers

Frank Boland

Director of Force Planning, Defence Policy and Planning Division, NATO IS

Etienne de Durand

Deputy for Defence Policy and Strategic Foresight, Directorate General for International Relations and Strategy, Ministry of Defence, France

Günter Katz

Colonel/German Air Force, Branch Chief, Political-Military Affairs and Bilateral Relations, Armed Forces Staff at the Federal Ministry of Defence, Germany

Mark A. Welsh III

General/USAF, Commander, U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Allied Air Command Ramstein

Moderator

John Kriendler

Professor of NATO and European Security Issues, George C. Marshall European Centre for Security Studies, USA