Panel discussion

Not One Centimetre: Europe’s Defence Strategy

May 16, 10:00-11:15

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Russia’s aggression against Ukraine, the wars in the Middle East, and China’s challenge are reshaping how European states assess threats and prepare for crises. No longer able to rely solely on Washington, European nations are forced to rethink their security strategy from the ground up. Beyond managing relations with the US, Europe must reckon with global risks and instability, draw lessons from high-intensity conflicts, and guard against deep strikes and missile attacks, drone warfare, sabotage of critical maritime infrastructure, space domain vulnerabilities, and cyber and hybrid pressure. Does Europe have the readiness, resilience, and, above all, credibility to deter in the years to come? And can NATO and the EU build the defence and industrial capacity to back it up?