Agenda
Featuring Release and Discussion of the Study
Alliance Revitalized: NATO for a New Era
Co-hosted by:
The Center for Transatlantic Relations, Johns Hopkins University SAIS
together with
Atlantic Council
The Center for a New American Security (CNAS)
The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)
The German Marshall Fund of the United States
Notional Agenda
Co-hosted by:
The Center for Transatlantic Relations, Johns Hopkins University SAIS
together with
The Atlantic Council of the United States
The Center for a New American Security (CNAS)
The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)
The German Marshall Fund of the United States
8:30 a.m. Welcome
Vali Nasr, Dean of SAIS
Ryszard Schnepf, Ambassador of Poland to the United States
8:45 a.m. Release and Summary of Alliance Revitalized: NATO for a New Era
Dan Hamilton, Executive Director, Center for Transatlantic Relations
9:00 a.m. Opening Remarks
General Denis Mercier, Supreme Allied Commander Transformation
Moderated by: Hans Binnendijk, Senior Fellow, Center for Transatlantic Relations
9:30 a.m. The Arc of Crisis
Introductory Comments:
- Constanze Stelzenmüller, Robert Bosch Senior Fellow, Brookings Institution
- John Heffern, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State
- Przemysław Żurawski vel Grajewski, Advisor to the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Poland
- Heather Conley, Senior Vice-President and Director of the Europe Program, CSIS
10:30 a.m. What’s Needed for NATO:
- Strengthening Defense and Deterrence
- Enhancing Capabilities
- Improving Crisis Management
- Building Resilience
Introductory Comments:
- Fabrice Pothier, Director of Policy Planning, Office of the NATO Secretary General
- Hans Binnendijk, Senior Fellow, Center for Transatlantic Relations
- John Manza, Director of NATO Affairs, Department of Defense
- Frank Kramer, former U.S. Assistant Secretary of Defense, Senior Fellow, Atlantic Council
Moderated by: Jeff Rathke, Senior Fellow and Deputy Director of the Europe Program, CSIS
11:30 a.m. Conclusion
We thank the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Poland for its generous support of this conference.
