ABCD 2025

Agenda

Wednesday

Tuesday
September 23

Pre-event

Shallow Waters and Deep Seas: Maritime Security in the Baltic and High North Post-NATO Enlargement

Johannes Peters , Robin Häggblom , Kyrre Lohne , John Mead , Jüri Saska

Opening session

Keynote speeches

Kristen Michal , Hanno Pevkur , Guido Crosetto

Opening session

Turning Europe into a Fortress

Kristi Raik , Mike Elviss , Andrus Merilo

Night owls’ session by OSW (Centre for Eastern Studies)

Russia’s War Economy: The Limits of Resilience

Filip Rudnik , Alexandra Prokopenko , Laura Solanko , Iwona Wiśniewska
Tuesday

Wednesday
September 24

Breakfast breakout session

Critical Targets: Sabotage and Strategic Defence Across Europe

Molly K McKew , Cristian Bizadea , Oleksandr V Danylyuk , Giedrius Krupauskas , Mari-Liis Tori

Breakfast breakout session

Dividing the Axis: North Korea, Russia and China

Toomas Hanso , Sang Hyun Lee , Takahiro Sasaki , Jade McGlynn

Session one

Navigating Uncertainty: The Threat in Focus

Jacopo Barigazzi , Adrian Ciolponea , Michel Duclos , Vahur Karus , John Mead

Session two

Rethinking Grand Strategy: Opportunities and Perils for a Transatlantic Future

Jacob Parakilas , Max Bergmann , Francois-Marie Gougeon , Jonatan Vseviov

Session three

Fortifying Europe: Reconciling Europe’s Needs and Resources

Laura Jakes , Tuuli Duneton , Alexandre Escorcia , Joanne Hamer , Viktoria Hjort Malmer

Session four

Innovation Under Fire: Adjusting Capabilities and Strategy for Modern Warfare

Heli Tiirmaa-Klaar , Marko Kaseleht , Nicholas Nelson , Michael Vetter , Vadym Yunyk

Closing remarks

Kaimo Kuusk , Nele Loorents