SEMINAR 2022

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In recent years, the transatlantic and European security architecture – supported by NATO and the European Union – has been profoundly shaken by a series of major events: the invasion of Ukraine by Russia, growing tensions with China, the hasty withdrawal from Afghanistan, uncertainty over the future of operations in the Sahel, and differing views on the EU’s strategic autonomy. At the same time, the EU has adopted its first Strategic Compass, and NATO is preparing to publish a new Strategic Concept, while changes of government in Germany and France are reshaping positions on European and transatlantic defence.

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Against this backdrop, the seminar aimed to analyse, from a Franco–German perspective, the ongoing reconfigurations within the transatlantic and European defence structure, to assess the future role of NATO, the EU and other European defence initiatives, and to provide a confidential setting that fosters free and constructive exchanges (Chatham House Rule).