Transatlantic Dialogue Luncheon: Pre-Summit Briefing on the NATO Warsaw Summit

25 years after the Warsaw Pact disbanded, the North Atlantic Alliance will for the first time convene in Warsaw, Poland. At the last NATO summit in 2014, NATO allies pledged to halt defence spend- ing decreases and agreed to aim to increase defence spending. The Alliance established a new Spearhead force which would be ready to deploy within 48 hours.

Since the 2014 Wales Summit Europe’s refugee crisis has spiraled and governments are struggling to provide new arrivals with housing and basic provisions. Has this led some allies to scale down their Wales ambitions? How will the ongoing conflict on NATO’s eastern border in Ukraine affect alliance resolve at the next Summit? Will we see commitments to permanently stationed troops in former Warsaw Pact countries? Get your insights only days ahead of the NATO Summit in Warsaw with our distinguished expert panel.

*Read a report in German about this event on FNF's website*

Welcome Hans H. Stein, Director of European and Transatlantic Dialogue Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom

Daniel Schwammenthal, Director of AJC Transatlantic Institute

Speakers: H.E. Dr. Hans-Dieter Lucas, German Ambassador to NATO

The Honorable Douglas E. Lute, U.S. Ambassador to NATO

Dr. Bartlomiej E. Nowak, Chair of the International Relations Department, Vistula University, Poland

Renata Zaleska, NATO expert and Member of Women in International Security Brussels

Moderation: Brooks Tigner, NATO Affairs Analyst at Jane’s Defence Weekly