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Night Owl Session under the Chatham House Rule

Under Pressure: Keeping NATO Connected

May 16, 22:15-23:30
Room: Berlin

Interoperability has long been both a core challenge and a defining strength of the Alliance. The threat landscape is intensifying across every domain—from military mobility and defence planning to training and deployment. As NATO integrates new technology into its operations, seamless information sharing, data governance, and the trust that underpins them become even more critical. How can the Alliance ensure smooth processes in a fast-evolving security environment? How effectively have lessons from Ukraine been integrated into NATO’s structures? And should the approach to interoperability evolve in response to a potentially reduced US military presence in Europe?

Speakers

Christian Leuprecht

Professor at the Royal Military College and Queen's University

Andrew Michta

Professor of Strategic Studies at the Hamilton School at the University of Florida

Philippe de Montenon

Commander of French Land Forces and Commander of the French Army in Europe

Mirosław Polakow

Deputy Chief of Staff Plans at NATO SHAPE

Hanna Shelest

Director of Security Studies and Global Outreach Programmes at the Foreign Policy Council “Ukrainian Prism”

Moderator

Eric Ciaramella

Senior Fellow in the Russia and Eurasia Programme and Director of the Ukraine Initiative at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

22:15 Hybrid Horizons: From Reaction to Initiative
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