{"id":1906,"date":"2025-11-11T12:01:00","date_gmt":"2025-11-11T17:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/eetn\/?post_type=cu_event&#038;p=1906"},"modified":"2026-01-23T12:39:55","modified_gmt":"2026-01-23T17:39:55","slug":"nato-at-a-crossroads-present-challenges-and-future-trajectories","status":"publish","type":"cu_event","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/eetn\/event\/nato-at-a-crossroads-present-challenges-and-future-trajectories\/","title":{"rendered":"NATO at a Crossroads: Present Challenges and Future Trajectories"},"content":{"rendered":"<header class=\"mb-6 cu-pageheader cu-component-updated md:mb-12\">\n    <h1 class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold !mt-2 mb-4 md:mb-6 text-3xl md:text-4xl lg:text-5xl lg:leading-[3.5rem] relative after:absolute after:h-px after:bottom-0 pb-5 after:w-10 after:bg-cu-red after:left-px\">\n        \n    <\/h1>\n    \n        <\/header>\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    <div class=\"cu-buttongroup cu-component-updated flex flex-wrap md:flex-1 gap-3 md:gap-5 justify-start\">\n                                                                        <\/div>\n    \n\n\n<p><strong class=\"myprefix-text-bold\">Registration is required.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This event, organized by the Eastern Europe and Transatlantic Network in partnership with the <a href=\"https:\/\/natoassociation.ca\/\">NATO Association of Canada<\/a>, brings together academics and policymakers to examine NATO\u2019s current challenges and future trajectory in light of shifting global security dynamics. Discussions will focus on the war in Ukraine, renewed great-power competition, the crisis of arms control, and debates over burden-sharing and European strategic autonomy. By combining scholarly and policy perspectives, the event will explore the alliance\u2019s evolving role in transatlantic security and its implications for member states, including Canada\u2019s commitments to defence modernization, Arctic security, and collective deterrence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"event-report-is-available-here\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Event Report is available <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/eetn\/2025\/event-reportnato-at-a-crossroads-present-challenges-and-future-trajectories\/\">here<\/a>.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"event-agenda\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Event Agenda <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 id=\"845-900-registration-and-coffee900-915-opening-remarks915-1100-academic-perspectives\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">8:45 &#8211; 9:00: Registration and Coffee<br>9:00 &#8211; 9:15: Opening Remarks<br>9:15 &#8211; 11:00: Academic Perspectives<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/eetn\/2025\/nato-at-a-crossroads-present-challenges-and-future-trajectories0\/\">Dr. Benjamin Zyla<\/a> (Professor, University of Ottawa)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/eetn\/2025\/nato-at-a-crossroads-present-challenges-and-future-trajectories\/\">Dr. Christian Leuprecht<\/a> (Professor, Royal Military College and Queen\u2019s University)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/eetn\/2025\/nato-at-a-crossroads-present-challenges-and-future-trajectories-2\/\">Dr. David Sichinava<\/a> (Adjunct Research Professor; Carleton University)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/eetn\/2025\/nato-at-a-crossroads-present-challenges-and-future-trajectories-3\/\">Dr. Ann Fitz-Gerald<\/a> (Professor and Director of the Balsillie School of International Affairs)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/eetn\/2025\/nato-at-a-crossroads-present-challenges-and-future-trajectories-4\/\">Dr. Luca Ratti <\/a>(Professor; University of Rome III, joining remotely)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/eetn\/2025\/nato-at-a-crossroads-present-challenges-and-future-trajectories-5\/\">Dr. Mihai Sebe<\/a> (Lecturer, University of Bucharest and Head of the European Affairs Department; European Institute of Romania, joining remotely)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/eetn\/2025\/nato-at-a-crossroads-present-challenges-and-future-trajectories-6\/\">Dr. Antonia Colibasanu<\/a> (Senior Fellow; Foreign Policy Research Institute, joining remotely)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 id=\"1100-1115-tea-and-coffee-break1115-1245-policy-perspectives\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">11:00 &#8211; 11:15: Tea and Coffee Break<br><br>11:15 &#8211; 12:45: Policy Perspectives<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/eetn\/2025\/nato-at-a-crossroads-present-challenges-and-future-trajectories-7\/\">Kerry Lynn Nankivell<\/a> (Director, NATO and Europe, ADM(Pol), Department of National Defence)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/eetn\/2025\/nato-at-a-crossroads-present-challenges-and-future-trajectories-8\/\">H.E. Witold Dzielski<\/a> (Ambassador; Embassy of Poland)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/eetn\/2025\/nato-at-a-crossroads-present-challenges-and-future-trajectories-9\/\">Eric Laporte<\/a> (Executive Director; Global Affairs Canada)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/eetn\/2025\/nato-at-a-crossroads-present-challenges-and-future-trajectories-10\/\">BGen (retired) Scott McKenzie<\/a> (Director General, Canadian Joint Operations Command)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 id=\"1245-closing-remarks\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">12:45: Closing Remarks<br><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2304\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/eetn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2025\/10\/Untitled-design-19.png\" alt=\"Organizing Partners\" class=\"wp-image-2018\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/eetn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2025\/10\/Untitled-design-19.png 2304w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/eetn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2025\/10\/Untitled-design-19-512x213.png 512w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/eetn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2025\/10\/Untitled-design-19-1024x427.png 1024w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/eetn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2025\/10\/Untitled-design-19-320x133.png 320w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/eetn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2025\/10\/Untitled-design-19-768x320.png 768w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/eetn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2025\/10\/Untitled-design-19-1536x640.png 1536w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/eetn\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2025\/10\/Untitled-design-19-2048x853.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2304px) 100vw, 2304px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"author":177,"featured_media":1991,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"cu_event_type":[46],"cu_event_audience":[4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12],"class_list":["post-1906","cu_event","type-cu_event","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","cu_event_type-past-event","cu_event_audience-alumni","cu_event_audience-anyone","cu_event_audience-carleton-community","cu_event_audience-current-students","cu_event_audience-faculty","cu_event_audience-media","cu_event_audience-prospective-students","cu_event_audience-staff","cu_event_audience-staff-faculty"],"acf":{"cu_event_start_date":"2025-11-07 09:00:00","cu_event_end_date":"2025-11-07 13:00:00","cu_event_location_type":"hybrid","cu_event_meeting_address_type":"off-campus","cu_building":false,"cu_event_meeting_room":"","cu_event_meeting_address_full":{"address":"30 Daly Avenue, Ottawa, ON K1N 6E2, Canada","lat":45.4257475,"lng":-75.6881032,"zoom":16,"place_id":"ChIJw38iVwEFzkwR0m8tu6ne9Wg","name":"30 Daly Ave","street_number":30,"street_name":"Daly Avenue","street_name_short":"Daly Ave","city":"Ottawa","state":"Ontario","state_short":"ON","post_code":"K1N 6E2","country":"Canada","country_short":"CA"},"cu_event_virtual_type":"teams","cu_event_virtual_meeting_link":"https:\/\/teams.microsoft.com\/l\/meetup-join\/19%3ameeting_NjkwMDJlZjItYzIxOC00MjUxLThkNzAtMTg4MDJjNTlkZjEz%40thread.v2\/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%226ad91895-de06-485e-bc51-fce126cc8530%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%221f5370c5-5492-4b58-8778-bc2887edc0d8%22%7d","cu_post_thumbnail":"","cu_event_cost":"","cu_event_registration":"","cu_event_secondary_button":"","cu_event_contact_name":"","cu_event_email":"","cu_event_phone":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/eetn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cu_event\/1906","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/eetn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cu_event"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/eetn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/cu_event"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/eetn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/177"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/eetn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cu_event\/1906\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2392,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/eetn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cu_event\/1906\/revisions\/2392"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/eetn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1991"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/eetn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1906"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"cu_event_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/eetn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cu_event_type?post=1906"},{"taxonomy":"cu_event_audience","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/eetn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cu_event_audience?post=1906"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}