Speakers
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Latvia
High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the European Commission
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Moldova
Senior Research Fellow at Royal United Services Institute
Moderator
Chief Diplomatic Correspondent for Europe at The New York Times
The post-Cold War world order that relied on international institutions and collectively agreed upon rules and regulations is being challenged by Russia’s war of aggression in Ukraine. Russia and China hope to create a world based on great-power competition and divide it into their respective spheres of influence. Europe has traditionally had several power centres, and different regimes have always coexisted on the continent. How the war in Ukraine ends will define whether the existing security architecture survives or we will have to navigate the new great power competition. Who will be the competing powers in Europe—the EU and Russia? Or will there be others? Will Europe be able to influence the peace talks between the US, Russia, and Ukraine? Where will it leave Moldova, Serbia, and other non-aligned countries in Europe? Will we see a Europe with no grey zones?