"NATO in a New Era of Collective Defence" - Opening address by Admiral Rob Bauer, NATO CMC

DAY 2 I Session IV - Leangkollen Security Conference 2024 - NATO 75: Past, Present & Future

Opening address
Admiral Rob Bauer, Chair of NATO’s Military Committee

Q&A

Reshaping of Northern European Security and Defence

The effects of Russia’s illegal war against Ukraine and the ongoing great power competition ripples across Europe, including the Northern Flank of NATO. The war has pushed Finland and Sweden to join the Alliance, altering the security dynamics in the Northern European region. Despite the reduction of Russian land forces near Norway, the country is still upholding its nuclear arsenal on the Kola peninsula as well as its air and maritime forces. How will the changed security and defence dynamics of the Nordic region affect NATO? And how is NATO responding through its policies and planning mechanisms? What will these changes mean for Norwegian security and defense planning?

Nordic Response 2024 and Norwegian Contributions


NATO’s Northern Flank
Svein Efjestad, Senior adviser at the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs

Nordic Security and Defence after NATO Enlargement
Per Erik Solli, Senior Defence Analyst at the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs and Senior Advisor at Nord University, retired Colonel from the Royal Norwegian Air Force

How Should Norway deal with Russia in the High North?
Dr. Kristin Ven Bruusgaard, Director of the Norwegian Intelligence School, Deputy Leader of the 2021 Norwegian Government Defence Commission

Discussion and Q&A