The panel, hosted by Marion Messmer, the director of the International Security Programme at Chatham House, explored the following questions:
- Can NATO survive without the US?
- Has US pressure on allies to increase defence spending started to yield results?
- How do governments avoid procurement mistakes of the past?
- What war and conflict are governments rearming for? What are the most acute threats?
Speakers:
General Sir Richard Barrons, Senior Consulting Fellow, International Security Programme, Chatham House
Paul Livingston, Chief Executive UK & NATO, Lockheed Martin
Kajsa Ollongren, Former Defence Minister, Kingdom of the Netherlands; Associate Fellow, Europe Programme, Chatham House
The Rt Hon Lord George Robertson of Port Ellen, Distinguished Fellow, Chatham House; Chair, International Relations and Defence Committee, House of Lords
Chair: Marion Messmer, Director, International Security Programme, Chatham House
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