Summary

On January 20, on the occasion of a partnership with La Fabrique Défense, an initiative of the French Ministry of Defence, the GEG Weekly Seminar series will discuss European defense in a special session.

The Fabrique Défense aims to consolidate the emergence of a common European strategic culture by strengthening the link between the armed forces and academic ecosystems such as research institutes, universities and think tanks.

For this exceptional session, high-level speakers involved in European defence policy at several levels will discuss European defence policy, the prospects for the emergence of a common strategic culture, industrial development issues and the articulation of the Union's initiatives with NATO.

Panelists

François Arbault, Defence Industry Director at the European Commission's Directorate General for Defence Industry and Space

Alexandre Escorcia, Deputy Permanent Representative of France to the North Atlantic Council (NATO)

Tania Latici, Policy Officer, Security and Defence Policy, European External Action Service (EEAS)

Nathalie Loiseau, Chair of the Subcommittee on Security and Defence of the European Parliament

Jiří Šedivý, Director General of the European Defence Agency (EDA)

Moderation: Sébastien Lumet (Director of the Brussels Office of Groupe d'études géopolitiques) and Elie Perot (Program Director and doctoral researcher at the Centre for Security, Diplomacy and Strategy (CSDS) of the Brussels School of Governance)

Modalités de participation

The GEG weekly seminar is a series of high-level roundtables organised in partnership with the College of Europe, the European Institute of Columbia University, the Europe Centre of the University of Cambridge and the School of Transnational Governance of the European University Institute. To register for this event, click here.