10/09/2026
🌍What's at stake in Transatlantic Relations and Security? 🛡️
🌐 Due to a new geopolitical reality, transatlantic relations have come under enormous pressure to adapt to changing circumstances – in the NATO framework and beyond. For our 3rd Edition of the "Transatlantic Roundtable," 🤝 we had the pleasure of convening policy makers and experts from Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Poland, the UK and the US. With MEP David McAllister as the conference's patron, we were joined by a host of high-level participants from the 🇪🇺 European institutions and NATO. As part of the program, we engaged in insightful conversations with diplomats at the German 🇩🇪 and US 🇺🇸 delegations at NATO Headquarters.
Over two days, our roundtable explored transatlantic security through the lenses of geoeconomics 💱, minilateral formats like the E5, the Europeanisation of NATO 🇪🇺, the US midterm elections 🗳️, Canada's role as a partner 🇨🇦, and the broader geopolitical picture shaping the future of transatlantic cooperation. 🤝
⚙️ NATO is progressing toward a "NATO 3.0" aimed at strengthening deterrence against the rising Russian threat, with burden-shifting, standardisation, and closer EU-NATO cooperation at its core – though higher defence spending 💰 alone won't translate into real capability without smarter industrial cooperation and partnerships, particularly with Ukraine 🇺🇦. The United States remains the key transatlantic partner, but diversifying partnerships – particularly deepening ties with Canada 🇨🇦 – is indispensable as shifting geoeconomic realities reshape the transatlantic triangle. Ultimately, effective deterrence and crisis management will also require flexible formats like Coalitions of the Willing or the E5. 🏛️
🙏 Thank you to all the participating speakers and NATO delegations for bringing so much expertise to the table and making this 3rd Edition of the Transatlantic Roundtable so productive and thought-provoking!
