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Linde Desmaele
Linde Desmaele

Postdoctoral Researcher, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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Sumantra Maitra

Director of Research and Outreach, American Ideas Institute
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Joshua Shifrinson

Non‐​resident Senior Fellow, Cato Institute; Associate Professor, University of Maryland

Marc Trachtenberg
Marc Trachtenberg

Professor Emeritus, University of California, Los Angeles

Brian Blankenship
Brian Blankenship

Assistant Professor, University of Miami

Jennifer Kavanagh
Jennifer Kavanagh

Senior Fellow, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

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Barry R. Posen

Ford International Professor of Political Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

From July 9 through July 11, NATO will celebrate its 75th birthday at a summit in Washington, DC. US officials foreshadowed three themes of this summit: celebrating 75 years of the alliance’s existence, emphasizing progress on defense burden‐​sharing, and aiding Ukraine in its defense against Russia.

Despite modest increases in European defense spending, the United States still carries a disproportionate share of the continent’s defense burden. At a time when there is increased pressure on US resources from debt, deficits, and other regions overseas, the transatlantic alliance needs rebalancing.

On the first day of the Washington summit, join us for a half‐​day conference examining how the alliance arrived at its current condition, as well as proposals for burden‐​shifting and an updated view of US interests in Europe.

This event is held in cooperation with The American Conservative magazine.

Schedule

1:00 - 1:15 PM

Welcoming Remarks

1:15 - 2:45 PM

Panel 1: How We Got Here

Brian Blankenship, Assistant Professor, University of Miami
Linde Desmaele, Postdoctoral Researcher, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
Sumantra Maitra, Director of Research and Outreach, American Ideas Institute
Joshua Shifrinson, Nonresident Senior Fellow, Cato Institute, and Associate Professor, University of Maryland

Moderated by Justin Logan, Director of Defense and Foreign Policy Studies, Cato Institute

2:45 - 3:00 PM

Break

3:00 - 4:30 PM

Panel 2: How to Rebalance the Transatlantic Relationship

Jennifer Kavanagh, Senior Fellow, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Justin Logan, Director of Defense and Foreign Policy Studies, Cato Institute
Barry Posen, Ford International Professor of Political Science, MIT
Marc Trachtenberg, Professor Emeritus, University of California, Los Angeles

Moderated by Joshua Shifrinson, Nonresident Senior Fellow, Cato Institute, and Associate Professor, University of Maryland

4:30 - 5:00 PM

Keynote Address

5:00 - 6:00 PM

Reception

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