Are the reforms and initiatives that were decided at the 2014 NATO Wales Summit being implemented as planned (RAP, NRF, VJTF, FNI)? Are these efforts sufficient to achieve the desired level of collective defence – through deterrence and reassurance? Or are they more symbolic and superficial in nature with limited impact?
09 March 2016
13:00 Europe/OsloNUPI
Language: English
NATO’s response to the new European security environment: Firm deterrence or symbolic posturing?
Are the reforms and initiatives that were decided at the 2014 NATO Wales Summit being implemented as planned? This is the topic for this NUPI seminar, the first in a series of three concerning NATO.
The coming seminars in this series will take place:
6 April: "Expectations for Warsaw"
10 May: "nordic Security under pressure"
You can follow the seminar directly on Youtube
The seminar series is organized in cooperation with the Norwegian Ministry of Defence and NATO Public Diplomacy Division.
Main speakers
Jens Ringmose
Head of Department, Associate Professor, Department of Political Science and Public Management, University of Southern Denmark
Wojciech Lorenz
Senior Research Fellow, Polish Institute of International Affairs
