NATO Summit Side Event: Strengthening Security Through Democratic Resilience

July 10, 2024 01:34:05
NATO Summit Side Event: Strengthening Security Through Democratic Resilience
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NATO Summit Side Event: Strengthening Security Through Democratic Resilience

Jul 10 2024 | 01:34:05

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Show Notes

On July 9, USIP and the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance hosted a virtual NATO Summit side event that brought together experts in the fields of transatlantic relations and democratic resilience to discuss the increasingly important nexus between democracy and security. The conversation also explored the evolving plans of the Centre for Democratic Resilience at NATO.

Speakers

Ambassador William B. Taylorwelcoming remarks
Vice President, Russia and Europe Center, U.S. Institute of Peace

Annika Silva-Leander, Ph.D.introductory remarks
Head of North America and Permanent Observer to the U.N., International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance

Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-VA)keynote remarks
U.S. Representative for Virginia’s 11th Congressional District.

Panelists

Léonie Allard
Visiting Fellow, Europe Center, Atlantic Council

Joseph Brinker
Policy Fellow, Democratic Resilience, NATO Parliamentary Assembly

Patrick Quirk, Ph.D.
Vice President for Strategy, Innovation, and Impact, International Republican Institute; Nonresident Senior Fellow, Atlantic Council’s Freedom and Prosperity Center

David Salvo
Managing Director, Alliance for Securing Democracy, German Marshall Fund

Calin Trenkov-Wermuth, Ph.D.moderator
Security Governance Advisor, U.S. Institute of Peace

Johan Frisell, closing remarks
Deputy Director-General and Head of Department for Security Policy, Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs

 

For more information about this event, please visit: https://www.usip.org/events/nato-summit-side-event-strengthening-security-through-democratic-resilience

 

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