The Hour of EU Defence 

On Geopolitics and Foreign Defence Policy in the Future of Europe 

About the event

Some states are absolutely determined to avoid becoming the next victims of Russian aggression. They are certain that reactivating NATO policy is the only way to avoid a future of instability. This event is of great geopolitical and European defense and security importance. The outbreak of the Russian-Ukrainian war has accelerated processes that were already partially underway. The crisis crescent and the policies of the European Union and NATO will be at the center of the European political debate in the coming years. The Russian-Ukrainian war has reignited a historical, cultural and political sentiment felt by those states that were affected by the Russian Empire and then by the seventy years of the Soviet era. The forthcoming publication of Towards a New Iron Curtain will provide the starting point for a discussion of this important topic. 

Programme

Thursday, 7 November 2024 
17:00-20:00 Arrival of organisers, speakers and welcome dinner (Butero: Bracka, 3) 

Friday, 8 November 2024 
09:30 Welcome remarks  

Renata Gravina, Laurenz Van Ginneken/ Milos Hodun (European Liberal Forum), Daniela Raspa (Fondazione Luigi Einaudi)  

09:45 Introduction to the event and schedule 

 Renata Gravina (Fondazione Luigi Einaudi) 

10:10 Coffee Break 

10:30  Discussion with the authors, exchange of views on the completed chapter and future prospects on defence issues in the run-up to the publication of the book  

Sarka Shoup (Politics and Society), Milos Hodun (Project Polska), Elif Menderes (FNF), Mikko Majander (MAGMA), Jasmina Ibrahimpasic (BDF)   

13:00 Lunch ( Soul Kitchen: Nowogrodska, 18A) 

14:30 End of the event