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LMC 2013

Alignments in the Alliance: Is there a North-South Split in NATO?

Europe, NATO, Transatlantic relations, United States

Speakers

Ian Brzezinski

Senior Fellow, Atlantic Council, USA

Tomáš Valášek
Tomáš Valášek

Director, Carnegie Europe, Brussels

Jüri Luik

Permanent Representative of Estonia to NATO

Stian Jenssen

Policy Advisor, Office of the Secretary General NATO

Moderator

Anton La Guardia

European Union Correspondent, The Economist

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