New security challenges and EU responses

The conference focused on whether the old distinction between ‘hard’ and ‘soft’ security challenges are still applicable and on the extent to which the ‘global challenges’ listed in the EU Security Strategy have a specifically European dimension and relevance. The EU Security Strategy was introduced to the Baltic public and the kind of capabilities that would be necessary to live up to the challenges and ambitions enshrined in the Strategy were illustrated.



Introductory remarks by Atis Lejins (LIIA, Riga) and Antonio Missiroli (EUISS, Paris)



Session 1 - New global challenges : the ‘hard’ side

Chair: Gediminas Varvuolis, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Vilnius

Speakers:

Gustav Lindstrom, EUISS, Paris

Christopher Coker, LSE, London

Discussants:

Thomas Hajnoczi, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Vienna

Esther Barbé, Universitat Autònoma, Barcelona Session 2 - New global challenges: the ‘soft’ side

Chair: Viljar Veebel, Estonian Foreign Policy Institute, Tallinn

Speakers:

Antonio Missiroli, EUISS, Paris

Bengt Sundelius, Swedish National Defence College, Stockholm

Discussants:

Friedemann Müller, SWP, Berlin

Per Carlsen, Danish Institute for International Studies, Copenhagen Dinner hosted by the Latvian Ministry of Defence

Welcome address by Mr. Edgars Rinkevics, State Secretary, Latvian Ministry of Defence Saturday, 18th September Session 3 - Kyoto, global warming and multilateral regimes

Chair: Atis Lejins, LIIA, Riga

Speakers:

Willy Kempel, European Commission, DG RELEX, Brussels

David Michel, Centre for Transatlantic Relations, Washington D.C.

Discussants:

Urs Luterbacher, GIIS, Geneva

Elise Launay, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Paris Session 4 - Global challenges and EU responses

Chair: Tomas Ries, NDC, Helsinki

Speakers:

György Tatar, EU Council, Brussels

Rob de Wijk, Centre for Strategic Studies, Clingendael

Discussants:

Vladimir Bilcik, Slovak Foreign Policy Association, Bratislava

Jean-Yves Haine, EUISS, Paris