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EETN Policy Roundtable: “NATO at a Crossroads: Present Challenges and Future Trajectories”
November 7, 2025
| Location: | Hotel Le Germain, Ottawa, Canada |
Date: November 7th, 2025
Time: 9:00am to 1:00pm
Location: Hotel Le Germain, 30 Daly Ave , Ottawa , ON , K1N 6E2
Event Description:
This event brings together academics and policy makers to examine NATO’s 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’s evolving role in transatlantic security and its implications for member states, including Canada’s commitments to defense modernization, Arctic security, and collective deterrence.
Event Schedule and Speakers List
| 8:45 – 9:00 | Registration and Coffee |
| 9:00 – 9:15 | Opening Remarks |
| 9:15 – 11:00 | Academic Perspectives
Dr. Benjamin Zyla, Professor, University of Ottawa Dr. Christian Leuprecht, Professor, Royal Military College and Queen’s University Dr. David Sichinava, Adjunct Research Professor, Carleton University Dr. Ann Fitz-Gerald, Professor and Director, Balsillie School of International Affairs Dr. Luca Ratti, Professor, University of Rome III (joining remotely) Dr. Mihai Sebe, Head, European Affairs Department, European Institute of Romania (joining remotely) Dr. Antonia Colibasanu, Senior Fellow, Foreign Policy Research Institute (joining remotely) |
| 11:00 – 11:15 | Tea and Coffee Break |
| 11:15 – 12:45 | Policy Perspectives
Kerry Lynn Nankivell, Director, NATO and Europe, ADM(Pol), Department of National Defence H.E. Witold Dzielski, Ambassador, Embassy of Poland Eric Laporte, Executive Director, Defence and Security Relations Division Brigadier General Scott McKenzie (Director General, Canadian Joint Operations Command) |
| 12:45 | Closing Remarks |
Registration is required. To register, and for more information (including the Teams meeting link), please see the event page on EETN’s website.