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At a time of unprecedented geopolitical uncertainty, the Balsillie School of International Affairs – in partnership with the American University’s School of International Service, Department of of Foreign Policy and Global Security, and the Transatlantic Policy Center in Washington, D.C. and the Royal United Services Institute in London, invites you to join a timely and thought-provoking online discussion with three leading NATO experts—Edward Arnold (U.K.), Garret Martin (U.S.), and Alexander Lanoszka (Canada). This moderated webinar will explore the future of the NATO alliance as it faces a confluence of challenges: a shifting transatlantic relationship under a new U.S. administration, escalating global trade tensions, and the ongoing war in Ukraine. These developments are forcing difficult questions about NATO’s strategic direction, its role in global stability, and how collective defence may be reshaping in an era marked by hybrid threats, disinformation, and technological disruption.
As economic pressures mount and security risks evolve, the need for a renewed dialogue on transatlantic cooperation has never been greater. This event offers a unique opportunity to hear from experts across three NATO member states on the Alliance’s evolving role, the urgency of investing in new defence capabilities, and the path forward for shared security commitments. Join us for this vital conversation that seeks to unpack the shifting definitions of “defence” in a fractured world order—and assess what’s next for NATO in navigating the balance between deterrence, diplomacy, and resilience.
Alexander Lanoszka is Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science and the Balsillie School of International Affairs at the University of Waterloo. He is also Associate Fellow at the UK-based Council on Geostrategy, Senior Fellow at the Ottawa-based Macdonald-Laurier Institute, and a visiting professor at the College of Europe in Natolin, Poland. His research addresses alliance politics and military strategy, with a focus on East Central Europe. He has published in leading peer-reviewed journals such as International Security, International Affairs, and Security Studies. He has also co-written policy monographs on Baltic security and Taiwanese defence strategy. His books include Atomic Assurance: The Alliance Politics of Nuclear Proliferation (Cornell, 2018) and Military Alliances in the Twenty-First Century (Polity, 2022). He received his PhD from Princeton University.
Ed Arnold is a Senior Research Fellow for European Security within the International Security department at RUSI. His experience covers defence, intelligence, counter-terrorism and counter-insurgency, within the public and private sector. His primary research focus is on the transformation of European security following Russia’s war on Ukraine. Specifically, he covers the evolving Euro-Atlantic security architecture, the security of northern Europe, and the UK contribution to European security through NATO, the Joint Expeditionary Force, and other fora. Ed has a particular interest in UK National Security Strategy and Strategic Defence and Security Reviews. Ed joined RUSI from the private sector where he was a strategy Director within the defence and security sector. His clients included multiple government departments and multi-national and SME private companies. Prior to consultancy, Ed was an infantry Officer within the British Army. His military career was primarily spent overseas, including deployments to Afghanistan and East Africa and a posting at the Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe during the 2014 Ukraine crisis. Ed holds a MA War Studies from King’s College London and a BA (Hons) in International Politics from the University of Stirling, Scotland.
Garret J. Martin is a Hurst Senior Professorial Lecturer, and the Co-Director of the Transatlantic Policy Center, in the School of International Service. He has written widely on transatlantic relations and Europe, both in the field of history and contemporary affairs, and focuses in particular on security, US foreign policy, NATO, European politics, European foreign policy and defense, Europe, the European Union, France and the UK. He is a frequent media commentator, providing analysis and interviews, among others, to NPR, the BBC, CNN, Voice of America, USA Today, WUSA, ABC News Australia and France 24.