ABCD 2021 Keynote Session: NATO’s New Strategic Concept

Featuring President Alar Karis, Kalle Laanet, Nikolaos Panagiotopoulos, James Heappey, Kyllike Sillaste-Elling.

Annual Baltic Conference on Defence (ABCD) 2021 Keynote Session: NATO’s New Strategic Concept

Welcoming speech by H.E. Alar Karis, President of Estonia

Keynote remarks by:
• Kalle Laanet, Minister of Defence of Estonia
• Nikolaos Panagiotopoulos, Minister of National Defence of the Hellenic Republic
• James Heappey, Minister for the Armed Forces of the United Kingdom

Followed by a discussion moderated by Kyllike Sillaste-Elling, Director General of the Department for NATO and Transatlantic Relations at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Estonia.

The Annual Baltic Conference on Defence (ABCD) 2021 focused on the new Strategic Concept that NATO will develop in time for its next summit in 2022.

The conference discussed the influence of Russia and China on our security environment and how NATO should position itself politically and militarily in relation to these two countries, including in its deterrence and defence posture in the Baltic Sea region. It also discussed how the Alliance should develop more broadly in the next 10 years and reflected on the relationship between the US and Europe.

Conference webpage: https://abcd.icds.ee/

Gallery: https://flic.kr/s/aHsmX68x43

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