Lecture: How to defend Europe? [EN]

We're bringing together three experts in the field of European defence. They'll each enlighten us with their expertise for half an hour. To keep the event maximally accessible and put its international character into the spotlight, the presentations are in English, though all speakers are also fluent in Dutch.

Shaping Europe's defence: Volt's actions in the European Parliament 

By Teun Janssen, Assistant to Volt MEP, contributor to the white paper on European defence.

European nuclear deterrence in the Trump-Putin era

By Wannes Verstraete, European Security in the Indo-Pacific Age (ESIPA) research group, department of Political Science at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB).

European defence at last?

By Jean Marsia, PhD, president at the European society for defence INPA, former colonel, advisor for European and Belgian defence for premier Elio di Rupo.

Agenda

• 19:00 Entry

• 19:30 Welcome and introduction, Heike Martensen (Volt Gent)

• 19:45 Shaping Europe's defence: Volt's actions in the European Parliament (Teun Janssen, Volt Europe)

• 20:15 European nuclear deterrence in the Trump-Putin era (Wannes Verstraete, VUB)

• 20:45 European defence at last? (Jean Marsia)

• 21:15 Questions and discussion

Practical

🚅 Tram 3 from Gent-Sint-Pieters to Ledebergplein

🚅 Bus 76 from Gent Vijfwindgatenstraat followed by bus 40 or 41 to P+R Ledeberg (Hundelgemsesteenweg)

🚗 Park on the P+R Ledeberg or on the Ledebergplein. Die latter is free starting at 19h.