The use of force in the framework of military alliances in the 21st century faces a range of challenges – some old, some new – with regards to their strategies, doctrines, interoperability, military adaptation and innovation as well as domestic political challenges. Furthermore, as military alliances venture into new security challenges such as climate change and the rise of China, these policy areas require a close examination, not least in the context of the use of military force.
The European Initiative for Security Studies (EISS), the NATO Defence College (NDC), and the Centre for Security, Diplomacy and Strategy at the Brussels School of Governance (CSDS) organised a Joint Policy Workshop on 9 November 2022 that focused on "Military Alliances and the Challenges to the Use of Military Force”. The Joint Policy Workshop brought together academic experts and policymakers to foster a dialogue on critical issues in transatlantic security, with a focus on challenges that are confronting military alliances and the use of military force in the 21st century.
PROGRAMME:
09:00 - 09:15 EVENT CHECK-IN
09:15 – 09:30 WELCOME REMARKS
- Hugo MEIJER, Director, European Initiative for Security Studies and CNRS Research Fellow, Sciences Po
- Giulia TERCOVICH, Assistant Director, Centre for Security, Diplomacy and Strategy, Brussels School of Governance, VUB
- Thierry TARDY, Director, Research Division, NATO Defence College
09:30 – 11:00 PANEL I – MILITARY ALLIANCES AND CHALLENGES TO THE USE OF FORCE: AN ACADEMIC PERSPECTIVE
Moderator
- Hugo MEIJER, CNRS Research Fellow, Sciences Po
Discussants
- Raluca CSERNATONI, Guest Professor, Vrije Universiteit Brussel
- Thierry TARDY, Director, Research Division, NATO Defence College
Speakers
- “Untapping the Untapped: How to Include Start-ups in NATO’s Strategic Culture through Cooperation between Allies: The Case of DIANA”, Raquel JORGE, Real Instituto Elcano
- “The Long Shadow of Alliance Standardisation: Technological Lock-in, Strategic Depth and the Global Arms Market”, Torben SCHÜTZ, Helmut Schmidt University
- “Embedded Alliance Formation: An Analysis of the Defence Agreement of September 2021 between France and Greece”, Elie PEROT, Brussels School of Governance, Vrije Universiteit Brussel
- “How Credible Nuclear Security Guarantees Backfire”, Lauren SUKIN, London School of Economics and Political Science
- “NATO Extended Deterrence and Non-Nuclear Strategic Weapons in Europe”, Wannes VERSTRAETE, Vrije Universiteit Brussel
11:00 – 11:30 BREAK
11:30 – 13:00 PANEL II – MILITARY CHALLENGES AND THE USE OF FORCE
Moderator
- Daniel FIOTT, Head, Defence and Statecraft Programme, CSDS, Brussels School of Governance, VUB
Speakers
- Pieter BALCAEN, Captain and Analyst, Belgian Royal Military Academy
- Benedetta BERTI, Head, Strategic Planning, NATO
- Cindy DU BOIS, Full Professor, Belgian Royal Military Academy
- Hans HUYGENS, Head, Military Planning and Assessment, EU Military Staff, European External Action Service
- Arnout MOLENAAR, Senior Advisor, Defence, European Commission
- Niklas NOVÁKY, Senior Research Officer, Wilfried Martens Centre for European Studies
13:00 – 13:15 CLOSING REMARKS
- Hugo MEIJER, Director, European Initiative for Security Studies and CNRS Research Fellow, Sciences Po
- Luis SIMON, Director, Centre for Security, Diplomacy and Strategy, Brussels School of Governance, VUB
- Thierry TARDY, Director, Research Division, NATO Defence College
