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LMC 2014

The Security of Mare Nostrum and Beyond

Baltic Sea region, Nordic countries, Nordic-Baltic region, Security

Speakers

Toomas Hendrik Ilves
Toomas Hendrik Ilves

President of Estonia (2006–2016)

Carl Haglund

Minister of Defence, Finland

Douglas Lute

U.S. Ambassador to NATO

Uffe Ellemann-Jensen

Former Minister for Foreign Affairs of Denmark

Moderator

Matthew Bryza

Chief Executive Officer, Lamor Turkey

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Keynote speech: François Heisbourg

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