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Session two

Rethinking Grand Strategy: Opportunities and Perils for a Transatlantic Future

September 24, 11:00-12:15

The US administration has sparked a discussion on grand strategy in Washington and globally. Shifts in priorities are shaping new grand strategies across continents. Strategic rebalancing is bound to create friction, from challenging long-held values and interests to political, economic, and military relations.  What will […]

Speakers

Max Bergmann

Director of Europe, Russia, and Eurasia Programme, Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)

Francois-Marie Gougeon

Deputy Assistant Secretary General for Defence Policy and Planning at NATO HQ

Jonatan Vseviov

Secretary General at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Estonia

Moderator

Jacob Parakilas

Research Leader for Defence Strategy, Policy, and Capabilities at RAND Europe

The US administration has sparked a discussion on grand strategy in Washington and globally. Shifts in priorities are shaping new grand strategies across continents. Strategic rebalancing is bound to create friction, from challenging long-held values and interests to political, economic, and military relations. 

What will be the contours of the new US and European strategies? Are we witnessing the return of grand bargains and spheres of influence? Can frictions and rebalancing be solved with diplomacy or are we provoking wars? Who will be the winners and losers?