Brussels Forum 2021 Rewind

A Conversation with Jens Stoltenberg

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg provides an outlook on the first in-person NATO Summit following the COVID-19 pandemic.

• Deborah Haynes - Foreign Affairs Editor, Sky News
• Jens Stoltenberg - Secretary General, NATO

Reaffirming the Importance of the Transatlantic Alliance

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas discuss their expectations of today’s NATO Summit.

• Deborah Haynes - Foreign Affairs Editor, Sky News
• Kaja Kallas - Prime Minister, Estonia
• Justin Trudeau - Prime Minister, Canada

Outlook: The World in 2030

Outlining the political and economic trends that will characterize the next decade.

• Angela Merkel - Chancellor, Germany 
• Ulrike Franke - Senior Policy Fellow, The European Council on Foreign Relations
• Jacob Kirkegaard - Senior Fellow, The German Marshall Fund of the United States
• Elena Lazarou - Acting Head, External Policies Unit, The European Parliamentary Research Service
• Teri Schultz - Freelance Reporter

Deterrence and Defense in 2030

Addressing how NATO’s next strategic concept needs to balance conventional deterrence with the need to consider new domains.

• Zuzana Čaputová - President, Slovakia
• Michael Baranowski - Director, Warsaw Office, The German Marshall Fund of the United States
• Justyna Gotkowska - Program Coordinator, Regional Security Program, Center for Eastern Studies
• Julian LIndley-French - Chairman, The Alphen Group
• Thomas de Maizière - Member, German Bundestag

On the Ground: Contributing to Stability

Addressing how the Alliance can further strengthen its security and defense assistance to partners in its neighborhood.

• Recep Tayyip Erdogan - President, Turkey
• Kyriakos Mitsotakis - Prime Minister, Greece
• Kevin Baron - Executive Editor, Defense One
• Admiral (Ret.) James Foggo III - Distinguished Fellow, Transatlantic Security and Defense Program, Center for European Policy Analysis
• Cristina Gallach Figueras - State Secretary for Foreign Affairs and for Ibero-America and the Caribbean, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Union Cooperation, Spain
• Tacan Ildem - Former Assistant Secretary General, Public Diplomacy, NATO

Outlook: Investing in Resilience

Focusing on the importance of investing in an adaptive, integrated, and coordinated approach to resilience among NATO Allies.

• Irakli Garibashvili - Prime Minister, Georgia
• Gerald Connolly - Member, United States House of Representatives
• Nad’a Kovalčíková - Program Manager and Fellow, The Alliance for Securing Democracy, The German Marshall Fund of the United States
• Tania Latici - Policy Analyst, Security and Defence Policy, The European Parliamentary Research Service
• Lauren Speranza - Director, Transatlantic Defense and Security, The Center for European Policy Analysis
• Olha Stefanishyna - Deputy Prime Minister, European and Euro-Atlantic Integration of Ukraine, Ukraine
• Anna Wieslander - Director, Northern Europe, and Head, Stockholm Office, The Atlantic Council

Face Off Debate: Is Informality the Answer to Global Crisis Management?

In this debate, two speakers argue the YES and NO sides of the central motion: Is informality the answer to global crisis management?

• Franziska Brantner - Member, German Bundestag
• Kristina Kausch - Senior Fellow, The German Marshall Fund of the United States
• Charles Kupchan - Professor, School of Foreign Service and Government Department, Georgetown University and Senior Fellow, The Council on Foreign Relations

Global Outlook: Upholding the Rules-Based International Order

Addressing the role and stakes of NATO in upholding the rules-based international order.

• Peter Dutton - Minister of Defense, Australia
• Noah Barkin - Senior Visiting Fellow, Asia Program, The German Marshall Fund of the United States
• Chris Coons - Member, United States Senate
• Tanvi Madan - Senior Fellow, Project on International Order and Strategy, Foreign Policy Program, and Director, The India Project, The Brookings Institution
• Janka Oertel - Director, Asia Programme, The European Council on Foreign Relations

Outlook: Operating in Times of Climate Change

Addressing the challenges actors around the world will face as they attempt to mitigate the effects of a changing climate.

• Ted Deutch - Member, United States House of Representatives
• Sherri Goodman - Secretary General, The International Security Council on Climate and Security
• Marsden Hanna - Head of Sustainability and Climate Policy, Google
• Janani Vivekananda - Head of Programme, Climate Diplomacy and Security, Adelphi

Outlook: Innovation and Security: Emerging and Disruptive Technologies

Discussing how Allies will need to develop a shared transatlantic vision and work together to foster tech cooperation.

• Rasmus Dorph - Masters Student, Political Science, University of Copenhagen
• Thomas Kleine-Brockhoff - Vice President, The German Marshall Fund of the United States
• Tania Muscio - Student, Freie Universität Berlin
• Stephen Naumann - Masters Student, International Relations, Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt University, and the University of Potsdam
• Leanne Caret - President and Chief Executive Officer, Boeing Defense, Space & Security
• Daniel Korski - Chief Executive Officer, PUBLIC
• Lieutenant General Thomas Sharpy - Deputy Chief of Staff for Capability Development, Allied Command Transformation
• Amy Webb - Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Future Today Institute
• Molly Wood - Senior Editor, Marketplace Tech

Remarks By Kamala Harris

Kamala Harris, Vice President of the United States, joins Ian Lesser, GMF Vice President, to discuss the challenges democracy faces today.

• Kamala Harris - Vice President, United States of America
• Ian Lesser - Acting Executive Vice President, The German Marshall Fund of the United States

Why Democracy Matters

Ivan Krastev shares his views on the state of our democracies outlining how to strengthen democratic processes and democratic institutions.

• Ivan Krastev - Chairman, Centre for Liberal Strategies and Permanent Fellow, Institute for Human Sciences, IWM Vienna

Defending Democracies Against Autocratic Advances

Focusing on how the U.S. and Europe can overcome challenges by autocratic actors.

• Jessica Brandt - Head of Policy and Research, Alliance for Securing Democracy, The German Marshall Fund of the United States
• Ben Cardin - Member, United States Senate
• Carolyn J. Lukensmeyer - Executive Director , National Institute for Civil Discourse
• Artis Pabriks - Minister of Defence, Latvia

Disinformation and Our Digital Democracies

Examining interventions that governments and civil society pursue to dampen the spread of disinformation.

• Baiba Braže - Assistant Secretary General, Public Diplomacy Division, NATO
• Caroline Dinenage - Minister of State for Digital and Culture, Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, United Kingdom
• Bruce Gellin - Chief of Global Public Health Strategy, The Rockefeller Foundation
• Adam Kinzinger - Member, United States House of Representatives
• Karen Kornbluh - Director, Digital Innovation and Democracy Initiative, The German Marshall Fund of the United States

Creating Transatlantic Inclusive Democracies

Looking at what makes a democracy inclusive and the best ways to achieve sustainable transatlantic inclusive policies.

• Filiz Bikmen - International Social Investment and Venture Philanthropy Adviser and Founder, Constellations for Change
• Douglas Brooks - Vice-President Advancing Black Equity & Community Engagement, Gilead Sciences
• Abigail Golden-Vazquez - Founding Executive Director, Latinos and Societies Program, Aspen Institute
• Ryan Heath - Author, Global Translations, POLITICO
• David Lammy - Member of Parliament, United Kingdom

A Conversation: Defending Democratic Values at Home and Abroad

EU High Representative Josep Borrell discusses the the U.S.–EU Summit and the EU’s role in pushing back on advances by autocratic governments.

• Josep Borrell - High Representative for Foreign and Security Policy and Vice-President, European Commission
• Alexandra von Nahmen - Brussels Bureau Chief, Deutsche Welle

Global Economy: Recover or Reconfigure? Part I

Cecilia Rouse, Chair of the White House Council of Economic Advisors, gives her outlook on a post-pandemic economic recovery.

• James Politi - Washington Bureau Chief, The Financial Times
• Cecilia Rouse - Chair, Council of Economic Advisors, The White House

Global Economy: Recover or Reconfigure? Part II

Exploring whether structural changes have to be made to the transatlantic economic systems to ensure equal economic growth.

• Robert Atkinson - President, Information Technology and Innovation Foundation
• Peter Chase - Senior Fellow, The German Marshall Fund of the United States
• Suzan DelBene - Member, United States House of Representatives
• Mariana Mazzucato - Professor, University College London
• Manfred Weber - Member, European Parliament

Addressing the Threat of Climate Inaction: A Call to Action for Transatlantic Democracies

Examining what steps have already been taken and what steps need to be taken in the fight against climate change.

• Nik Gowing - Founder, Thinking the Unthinkable
• Sir David King - Founder and Chair, Center for Climate Repair, Cambridge University

Transatlantic Climate Policies: A View from the Private Sector

Addressing how the private sector is pushing for concrete deliverables to address one of the biggest challenges of our times.

• Scott Corwin - U.S. Leader for Sustainability and Climate Change, Deloitte
• Philippe Ducom - President, ExxonMobil Europe
• Nik Gowing - Founder, Thinking the Unthinkable
• Ilham Kadri - Chief Executive Officer, Solvay
• Eckart von Klaeden - Vice President, External Affairs, Daimler

Elevating the Need for Climate Justice

Focusing on how to protect vulnerable communities from the impacts of climate change, and bring their voices into policymaking.

• Clayton Aldern - Data Reporter, Grist
• Donnel Baird - Founder, BlocPower
• Johnson Cerda - Director, DGM Global Executing Agency
• Harriet Lamb - Chief Executive Officer, Ashden

Women, Youth, and Exiles: The New Faces of the Global Struggle for Democracy

Featuring the perspectives of key leaders in today’s global struggle for democracy.

• Nathan Law - Hong Kong Activist in Exile
• Constanze Stelzenmüller - Senior Fellow, Foreign Policy, Center on the United States and Europe, Fritz Stern Chair on Germany and trans-Atlantic Relations, The Brookings Institution
• Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya - Leader, Democratic Belarus

Defending Democratic Values: Transatlantic Policy on China

Focusing on transatlantic policies towards China.

• Bonnie Glaser - Director, Asia Program, The German Marshall Fund of the United States
• Jeff Merkley - Member, United States Senate
• Stefano Sannino - Secretary General, The European External Action Service

A Future for Multilateralism and Democracy

Outlining steps to be taken by leading democracies to regain leadership, and strengthen multilateral cooperation.

• Steve Clemons - Editor at Large, The Hill
• Mircea Geoană - Deputy Secretary General, NATO
• Carin Jämtin - Director General, Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency
• Jonathan Katz - Senior Fellow and Director, Democracy Initiatives, The German Marshall Fund of the United States
• Mark Malloch-Brown - President, Open Society Foundations

Security and Democracy in the Indo-Pacific: A View from Taiwan

Examining the strength of democracy in Taiwan and the challenges it faces.

• Bethany Allen-Ebrahimian - China Reporter, Axios
• Ting-Yu Wang - Legislator, Democratic Progressive Party, Taiwan

A Conversation with Armin Laschet

Exploring the foreign policies views of Armin Laschet, candidate to succeed Angela Merkel as German chancellor.

• Melissa Eddy - Berlin Correspondent , The New York Times
• Armin Laschet - Minister President, State of North Rhine-Westphalia and Chairman, Christian Democratic Union

How Do We Prepare for the Next Pandemic?

Examining better preparedness and greater collaboration against the challenge of a new global pandemic.

• Deborah Birx - Senior Fellow, George W. Bush Institute
• Steven Erlange - rChief Diplomatic Correspondent, Brussels, The New York Times
• Srinath Reddy - President, Public Health Foundation of India

Making Cyberspace Safe for Democracy

Addressing questions on how to preserve a free, open, peaceful, and secure cyberspace fit for democracy.

• Mieke Eoyang - Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Cyber Policy, United States Department of Defense
• Katherine Fox - Head, International Cyber Security, Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office, United Kingdom
• Scott Jones - Head, Canadian Centre for Cyber Security
• Casper Klynge - Vice President, European Government Affairs, Microsoft
• Maurice Turner - Cybersecurity Fellow, The Alliance for Securing Democracy, The German Marshall Fund of the United States

A New Chapter for Transatlantic Relations

Featuring transatlantic stakeholders to address the opportunities for transatlantic partners to address today’s major challenges.

• Niels Annen - Minister of State, Federal Foreign Office, Germany
• Rosa Balfour - Director, Carnegie Europe
• Anthony Gardner - Senior Advisor , Brunswick Group
• Ian Lesser - Acting Executive Vice President, The German Marshall Fund of the United States

Democracy’s Next Decade

Exploring steps to be taken by governments, citizens, and other actors to renew hope in democratic governance systems.

• Marc Garneau - Minister of Foreign Affairs, Canada
• Susan Glasser - Staff Writer, The New Yorker
• Samantha Power - Administrator, USAID