Strategic options for small allies

Does enhanced regional defence cooperation supplement or undermine multilateralism in NATO and the EU, thus making small allies more vulnerable? Can small allies be of any significant value in ‘power projection’? How can they best maximise their contribution to NATO and EU policies and strategies? What tools can small states use to complement their military capabilities to strengthen their positions and security effectively? What experiences and approaches do they offer to draw on as examples of and inspiration for defence reform?

Speakers

Svein Efjestad

Director General, Department of Security Policy, Ministry of Defence, Norway

Christoph Israng

Head of Division 212 (Central, Eastern and South-Eastern Europe, Caucasus, Central Asia), Federal Chancellery, Germany

Imants Lieģis

Associate Fellow, Latvian Institute of International Affairs (LIIA)

Karlis Neretnieks

Major General (ret.)/Swedish Army, Senior Research Fellow, Swedish Defence Research Agency (FOI), Sweden

Moderator

Kęstutis Paulauskas

Researcher, Institute of International Relations and Political Science, University of Vilnius, Lithuania