ABCD 2016

Emerging crises: has the West found a strategy?

Continuing brutal civil wars, the rise of ISIL in a number of countries as well as the unprecedented wave of migration have all made instability in the Mediterranean Sea region a pressing concern for Europe. How to tackle the threat of terrorism and protect the region from threats posed by ISIL and other radical actors? Have we found a distribution of roles between EU, NATO and coalition frameworks? Is there a need for more active engagement by the Allies on the ground in Syria, Iraq, Libya and elsewhere in the region? What role is Russia playing in the South? What impact does it have on relations in the region?

Speakers

David Frum

Senior Editor, The Atlantic

Gabriele Iacovino

Coordinator of Analysts, Centro Studi Internazionali, Rome

Friðrik Jónsson

Minister-Counsellor, Representative to the NATO Military Committee, Iceland

Sinan Ülgen

Chairman, Center for Economics and Foreign Policy Studies (EDAM); Visiting scholar, Carnegie Europe

Moderator

Sven Mikser

Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee, Estonian Parliament

Adapting to Russia’s strategic challenge: the next step?

Conclusions