Re-thinking NATO’s global Security & Defence role International Conference September 2009, Brussels

The rise of the G20 heralds a new economic and financial architecture, even if its shape is still indistinct. And if globalisation is to be reinvented, what could be the implications for international security and defence relationships? Is NATO’s post-cold war transformation the right basis for its further development in the coming decade? What sort of relationship will Russia pursue towards its neighbours and NATO? Will the US and the EU split the Alliance over policy towards Russia? Can NATO and the EU reinforce each other’s efforts to overhaul and strengthen global security arrangements?          Download the PDF Programme.