1998 EUROPEAN SYMPOSIUM 

“NATO 2010:  A STRATEGIC VISION”
February 10-11, 1998


AGENDA
  

Report on the proceedings of the 1998 European Symposium

Tuesday, February 10, 1998 

0730-0845    Registration - Eisenhower Hall (Building 59) 

0845-0900    WELCOME AND ANNOUNCEMENTS - Eisenhower Hall, Baruch Auditorium 

0900-1000    SESSION KEYNOTE: Vice Admiral Ian D.G. Garnett, United Kingdom Navy; Deputy Supreme Allied Commander, Atlantic  -   INTRODUCED BY: Ambassador Thomas M.T. Niles; Vice President, National Defense University 

1000-1030    BREAK 

1030-1230    Panel I:  “The European and Global Strategic Situation in 2010”  

-  The Core:  The Honorable Joris Michael Vos; Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to the United States, Royal Netherlands Embassy  

-  Stabilizing Europe:  Mr. Christopher N. Donnelly, Special Adviser for Central and Eastern European Affairs, Office of the Secretary General of The North Atlantic Treaty Organization  

-  NATO and Out of Area Considerations:  The Middle East Threat Environment 1998-2010:  Dr. Geoffrey Kemp; Director, Regional Strategic Programs, The Nixon Center for Peace and Freedom 

-  Transnational Threats: Mr. Winston P. Wiley; Associate Deputy Director for Intelligence, Central Intelligence Agency  

MODERATOR:  Colonel Walter A. Vanderbeek, U.S. Army,  Senior Military Fellow, Institute for National Strategic Studies, National Defense University

1245-1445   LUNCHEON (Marshall Hall, Room 155) 

SPEAKER:  His Excellency Yuli M. Vorontsov; Ambassador, Embassy of the Russian Federation - “European Security Architecture: NATO-Russia” 

INTRODUCED BY:  Ambassador Thomas M.T. Niles; Vice President, National Defense University 

1500-1700   Panel II: “The Future Strategic Tasks and Purposes of the Alliance 

-  NATO Conventional Force Structure and Power Projection Capability:  Major General Henry A. Kievenaar, Jr., U.S. Army; Principal Director, European and NATO Affairs, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (International Security Affairs), Office of the Secretary of Defense  

-  Peace Support Operations in the Balkans:  Admiral Leighton W. Smith, U.S. Navy (Retired); Leighton Smith Associates & Senior Fellow, Center for Naval Analyses  

-  Western Security Actions in the Mid-East and the Persian Gulf:  Ambassador Robert D. Blackwill; Belfer Lecturer in International Security, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University  

MODERATOR:  Mr. Gregory Craig; Director, Policy Planning Staff, Department of State 

1700-1800   RECEPTION (Atrium, Marshall Hall) 

Wednesday, February 11, 1998 

0800-0900   SESSION KEYNOTE:  Admiral T. Joseph Lopez, U.S. Navy Commander-in-Chief, United States Naval Forces Europe, and Commander-in-Chief, Allied Forces Southern Europe - "Southern Region Challenges and Strategic Approach" 

                        INTRODUCED BY:  Rear Admiral Thomas Marfiak; Commandant, National War College, National Defense University 

0900-0930   BREAK 

0930-1130   Panel III: “European Military and Defense Agenda For NATO” 

-  The Strategic Rationale For Defense Preparedness:  Dr. Richard L. Kugler; Distinguished Research Professor, Institute for National Strategic Studies, National Defense University  

-  The Integration of New Members: Dr. Andrzej Karkoszka; Former Secretary of State at the MOD, First Deputy Minister of National Defense, Poland  

-  WMD Threats, the Southern Region and the Mediterranean: Dr. W. Seth Carus; Visiting Fellow, Counter Proliferation Center, Institute for National Strategic Studies, National Defense University 

-  The Role of NATO in European Security Architecture:  Dr. Ronald D. Asmus; Deputy Assistant Secretary of State, Bureau of European and Canadian Affairs  

MODERATOR:  Mr. David Gompert; Distinguished Research Professor; Institute for National Strategic Studies, National Defense University 

1145-1345   LUNCHEON (Marshall Hall, Room 155)  SPEAKER:  Ambassador Robert E. Hunter; Senior Advisor, RAND

INTRODUCED BY: Dr Hans Binnendijk; Director, Institute for National Strategic Studies, National Defense University

1400-1600  Panel IV: “New Dimensions in the Transatlantic Bargain?” 

-  European View of the U.S. Role in the Alliance:  Brigadier General Dr. Klaus Wittmann; Defense Advisor, German Delegation to North Atlantic Treaty Organization 

-  European Attitudes Toward NATO Out-of-Area Operations:  Mr. François Heisbourg; Senior Vice President, Matra Defense (Strategic Development), Paris  

-  Sharing Responsibility:  Mr. Helmut Sonnenfeldt; Guest Scholar, Foreign Policy Studies, The Brookings Institution  

-  European View of Future Power-sharing Within the Alliance: Professor Michael Clarke; Director, Centre for Defence Studies, Kings College, London  

MODERATOR:  Dr Hans Binnendijk; Director, Institute for National Strategic Studies, National Defense University 

1615-1700   Symposium Synopsis Discussions 

-  Ambassador James W. Swihart; Senior Fellow; Institute for National Strategic Studies, National Defense University  

-  Brigadier General Peter N. Schmitz; Defense Attaché, Embassy of Germany  

MODERATOR:  Dr Hans Binnendijk; Director, Institute for National Strategic Studies, National Defense University

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