The future of European security

• Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies

Join us for this event, which will explore the evolving security landscape in Europe, the shifting dynamics of global power, and the implications for European defense strategies in the 21st century.

A generation ago, Europe seemed to have transcended most traditional security issues. With few external military threats and durable transatlantic security guarantees, the continent continued to stroll down a path of peaceful integration and comprehensive debellicisation. Military budgets declined, armed forces shrank, and attention turned to other issues. In recent years and months, however, the situation has changed dramatically.

In this seminar, Gideon Rose will address Moscow's aggression, Beijing's predatory mercantilism, and how Washington's looming abandonment have thrust old-fashioned hard power back to the top of the European agenda. He will also analyse the reaction of shocked countries across the continent suddenly rethinking and rearming, and question how much has actually changed and how far will these new trends go.

This event is in cooperation with the American Academy in Berlin

Gideon Rose is an Adjunct Senior Fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR). Previously, he was editor of Foreign Affairs from 2010 to 2021, prior to which he was managing editor from 2000 to 2010. He has also served as Associate Director for Near East and South Asian affairs on the staff of the National Security Council and Deputy Director of national security studies at CFR.