Agenda and recordings

Sunday Saturday

Friday
May 13

Opening session

New Normal: The End of the West as We Know It?

Steven Erlanger , Toomas Hendrik Ilves , Frans Timmermans , Harlem Désir , Constanze Stelzenmüller

Europe, European Union, West

Night owl session

Sense and Sensibility: Europe’s Refugee Politics in Crisis

Tom Nuttall , Marina Kaljurand , Frans Timmermans , Ruprecht Polenz , Artis Pabriks

Europe, European Union, Migration
Sunday Friday

Saturday
May 14

Breakfast session (Chatham House Rule)

The Baltic Gap: How Credible is NATO‘s Deterrence Posture?

Ian Brzezinski , Linas Linkevičius , Frederick Hodges , Hannes Hanso , Josh Arnold-Forster

Baltic states, Defence, Deterrence, NATO

Breakfast session (Chatham House Rule)

State(s) of Fear: Coping with Terrorism, Extremism and Random Violence

Konstantin von Eggert , Anton Shekhovtsov , Noman Benotman , Selim Koru

Extremism, Security, Terrorism

Breakfast session (Chatham House Rule)

Distrust of the East and Anxiety of the South – Balancing European Neighbourhood

Judy Dempsey , Michael Köhler , David Bakradze , Vincenzo Camporini

Europe, European Union, Security

Breakfast session (Chatham House Rule)

Future of Ukraine: “Is Minsk Doable?”

Kadri Liik , Thomas Bagger , Oleksii Makeiev , Michael Carpenter , Andrey Kortunov

Defence, Ukraine

Panel discussion

Russia’s Wars

David J. Kramer , Fiona Hill , Mark Galeotti , Carl Bildt , Harinder Sekhon

Russia

Panel discussion

NATO in Warsaw: Steeling the Alliance?

Ben Nimmo , Peter Hultqvist , Alexander Vershbow , Philippe Errera , Witold Waszczykowski

NATO

Panel discussion

Europe Whole and Free: a Fading Dream?

Natalie Nougayrède , Radosław Sikorski , Andrey Kortunov , Ivan Krastev , Riina Kionka

Europe, European Union

McCain Institute Debate

Will US Foreign Policy be Better Under a Republican or Democratic President?

Kurt Volker , Ian Brzezinski , Daniel Vajdich , Sally Painter , Leigh O’Neill

Elections, United States

Night owl session (Chatham House Rule)

Do Sanctions Really Work?

Jüri Luik , Daniel Fried , Alexey Levinson , Andrei Illarionov , Vygaudas Ušackas

European Union, Russia

Night owl session (Chatham House Rule)

Consequences of the Collapse of Afghanistan

Yalda Hakim , Ahmed Rashid , Fabio Belafatti , Jawed Ludin , Edgars Rinkēvičs

Afghanistan, Security

Night owl session (Chatham House Rule)

Revisions of Reality: Can Democracy Survive the War on Information?

Sylke Temple , Peter Pomeranzev , Janis Sārts , Masha Gessen , Jerzy Pomianowski

Cybersecurity, Democracy, Disinformation

Night owl session (Chatham House Rule)

Who Should Foster Grass-Roots Liberalism in Russia?

Jill Dougherty , Vladimir Kara-Murza , Ilya Ponomarev , Anna Arutunyan , Lilia Shevtsova

Liberalism, Russia
Saturday Friday

Sunday
May 15

Breakfast session (Chatham House Rule)

Climate, Security and Competitiveness: How Sustainable is the EU’s Energy Security Strategy?

John Lough , Einari Kisel , Alan Riley , Matthew Bryza

Climate, Energy, European Union, Security

Breakfast session (Chatham House Rule)

Nuclear Deterrence: Back on the Menu?

Tomas Ries , Etienne de Durand , James Sherr , Robert Scher

Deterrence, Security

Breakfast session (Chatham House Rule)

Implications of the Digital Revolution on Security: Lessons from Ukraine, Russia and Panama

Erka Koivunen , Jarno Limnéll , Ieva Ilves , Andrei Soldatov , John R. Schindler

Digitalisation, Disinformation, Russia, Security, Ukraine

Breakfast session (Chatham House Rule)

Democracy and Frozen Conflicts in the Caucasus

David J. Kramer , Leila Alieva , Richard Giragosian , Vladimir Socor

Caucasus, Democracy, Security

Panel discussion

Whose War?: Syria, the West and the Rest

Ahmed Rashid , Noman Benotman , Michael Weiss , Omar Al-Shahery , Suadad Nabil Najim

Syria

Panel discussion

Rising China, Falling Oil and Costly Wars: Trends in Global Economy

Risto Penttilä , Alan Riley , Anders Åslund , Taavi Rõivas , Sergey Aleksashenko

China, Economy

Closing session

Lennart Meri Lecture

Sir Garry Johnson

Friday

New Normal: The End of the West as We Know It?

Sense and Sensibility: Europe’s Refugee Politics in Crisis

Saturday

The Baltic Gap: How Credible is NATO‘s Deterrence Posture?

State(s) of Fear: Coping with Terrorism, Extremism and Random Violence

Distrust of the East and Anxiety of the South – Balancing European Neighbourhood

Future of Ukraine: “Is Minsk Doable?”

Russia’s Wars

NATO in Warsaw: Steeling the Alliance?

Europe Whole and Free: a Fading Dream?

Will US Foreign Policy be Better Under a Republican or Democratic President?

Do Sanctions Really Work?

Consequences of the Collapse of Afghanistan

Revisions of Reality: Can Democracy Survive the War on Information?

Who Should Foster Grass-Roots Liberalism in Russia?

Sunday

Climate, Security and Competitiveness: How Sustainable is the EU’s Energy Security Strategy?

Nuclear Deterrence: Back on the Menu?

Implications of the Digital Revolution on Security: Lessons from Ukraine, Russia and Panama

Democracy and Frozen Conflicts in the Caucasus

Whose War?: Syria, the West and the Rest

Rising China, Falling Oil and Costly Wars: Trends in Global Economy

Lennart Meri Lecture