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Rethinking Mediterranean Security: New Strategies, Partnerships and the role of NATO

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5:30 pm November 2017

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7:30 pm November 2017

OCP Policy Center is pleased to welcome Ian Lesser, Executive Director of the Transatlantic Center in Brussels and Senior Director, Foreign and Security Policy at The German Marshall Fund of the United States (GMFUS) and Charlotte Brandsma, Program Officer, Mediterranean Policy, GMFUS who will give a talk about Rethinking Mediterranean Security: New Strategies, New Partnerships on Thursday 23rd November 2017 at 5:30pm.

Regional crises in the Mediterranean cause ever more pressing security challenges that spill over beyond the region to Europe and the United States. The track record of traditional cooperative security actors like the African Union, NATO, and the European Union in addressing these challenges is mixed, while ad hoc regional and international security partnerships are on the rise and are gaining legitimacy. In light of these new challenges, as well as developments in Turkey and the presence and interests of other actors such as Russia and China, security partners like NATO are rethinking their strategies. What are the latest developments concerning key security challenges in the Mediterranean and what are the most urgent steps of collective response required to tackle them? What changes in international security cooperation are needed, and which are likely? Who should take the lead, and who will?

About the German Marshall Fund of the United States

The German Marshall Fund of the United States strengthens transatlantic cooperation on regional, national, and global challenges and opportunities in the spirit of the Marshall Plan. GMF does this by supporting individuals and institutions working in the transatlantic sphere, by convening leaders and members of the policy and business communities, by contributing research and analysis on transatlantic topics, and by providing exchange opportunities to foster renewed commitment to the transatlantic relationship.

In addition, GMF supports a number of initiatives to strengthen democracies. Founded in 1972 as a non-partisan, non-profit organization through a gift from Germany as a permanent memorial to Marshall Plan assistance, GMF maintains a strong presence on both sides of the Atlantic. In addition to its headquarters in Washington, DC, GMF has offices in Berlin, Paris, Brussels, Belgrade, Ankara, Bucharest, Warsaw, and Tunis. GMF also has smaller representations in Bratislava, Turin, and Stockholm. More information can be found on GMF’s website.
 

Speakers
Ian Lesser
Vice President; Executive Director, Transatlantic Center, The German Marshall Fund of the United States, Brussels
Staff Expert Ian Lesser Vice President, Foreign Policy; Executive Director, Transatlantic Center Brussels Expertise: Policy, NATO / Mediterranean & Middle Eastern Affairs / North-South Relations / Terrorism / Proliferation / International Security & Geopolitics / Energy Related Topics: Security and Defense, European Union, Wider Atlantic, Mediterranean , Mediterranean Strategy Group, Turkey, Grexit, NATO, NATO and the Mediterranean, Understanding America Ian Lesser is vice president for Foreign Policy at The German Marshall Fund of the United States (GMF) and a member of GMF’s executive team, managing programs across the organization. He also serves as executive director of the Transatlantic Center, the Brussels office of GMF, and leads GMF’s work on the Mediterranean ...