Symposium

NATO’s Future: Enlarged and More European?

Tuesday, June 25, 2024
A NATO Airborne Warning and Control Systems aircraft is seen on the tarmac as it prepares to take-off.
Speakers
Emma M. Ashford

Senior Fellow, Stimson Center

Michael R. Carpenter

Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Europe, National Security Council

Camille Grand

Distinguished Policy Fellow, European Council on Foreign Relations; Former Assistant Secretary General for Defence Investment, NATO (2016-22) (speaking virtually)

Thomas Wright

Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Strategic Planning, National Security Council

Presiders
Liana Fix

Fellow for Europe, Council on Foreign Relations

Charles A. Kupchan

Senior Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations

Europe Program

Please join us for two panels to discuss the agenda and likely outcomes of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Summit, taking place in Washington DC from July 9 to 11.

Session I: A Conversation With Mike Carpenter

A Conversation With NSC Director for Europe Michael Carpenter

A Conversation With NSC Director for Europe Michael Carpenter

Session II: NATO’s Future: Enlarged and More European?

NATO’s Future: Enlarged and More European?

NATO’s Future: Enlarged and More European?

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