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Security and Defence in Europe
Deterrence and Defence: Freedom Center in Vilnius

Opening with Conference in Vilnius
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Julius von Freytag-Loringhoven
  Julius von Freytag-Loringhoven
Freedom Center in Vilnius

Opening with a conference in the Town Hall of Vilnius on Deterrence beyond article 5 

International Conference on Deterrence and defence beyond Article 5

Since 1991 the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom (FNF) is active in the Baltic States, but only from now on with our Freedom Center in the heart of Vilnius. Since 1991, the Baltic States’ have been warning allies about the threat from Russian imperialism and aggression. Yet these warnings went largely unheeded. We want to amplify insights and assessments from Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania and ensure they are better heard by decision-makers across the alliance. To mark the Centre’s opening, FNF is hosting a high-level conference to discuss defence and deterrence in this newly turbulent era. It will address the questions burning on decision-makers’ desks.

• How to combine political, military and civil society efforts across the EU, NATO and national governments?
• How to build effective resilience against conventional and sub-threshold threats?
• How can European allies strengthen their deterrence in an era of transatlantic discord?

Livestream of the Conference on Youtube

With Ukrainian ALDE-VP Yevheniia Kravchuk, new FDP Deputy Chair Henning Höne, FNF board member Anne Brasseur, Vice-Minister of Defence of Lithuania Tomas Godliauskas, Liberal Movement chair Viktorija Čmilytė-Nielsen, German ambassador Cornelius Zimmermann, security expert Edward Lucas, MEP Petras Auštrevičius, Helsing's Kadi Silde, Blue/Yellow founder Jonas Öhman, Rheinmetall's Dirk Niebel, Commander of the Latvian Youth Guard Colonel Valts Āboliņš, total defence guru Minna Ålander, FNF Baltic States head Julius von Freytag-Loringhoven and many more.

 

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Agenda of the Conference

5th June, Thursday

09:30 Registration and Welcome Coffee

10.00 Opening remarks
Anne Brasseur, Member of the Board of the FNF, Former Minister of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
 Dr. Cornelius Zimmermann, Ambassador of Germany to Lithuania
Viktorija Čmilytė-Nielsen, Chair of the Lithuanian Liberal Movement, Deputy Speaker of the Lithuanian Parliament

10.20 Panel discussion
Getting to ‘ouch’: Kinetic and Non-kinetic Deterrence on NATO’s Eastern Flank
Moderator: Petras Auštrevičius, MEP (Renew Europe, Lithuania)
Tomas Godliauskas, Vice-Minister of National Defence of the Republic of Lithuania
Henning Höne, Member of State Parliament of North Rhine-Westphalia, Deputy Chairman of the Free Democratic Party
Kadi Silde, Director of European Engagement at Helsing
Edward Lucas, writer, journalist and security specialist

11:30 Coffee Break

12:00 Panel discussion
Whole of Government, Whole of Society: How to Build Total Defence
Moderator: Julius von Freytag-Loringhoven, Head of Baltic States, FNF
Yevheniia Kravchuk, Deputy Head of the Servant of the People Parliamentary Faction in the Ukrainian Rada, Vice-president of ALDE Party
Colonel Valts Āboliņš, Commander of the Youth Guard of the Latvian National Guard
Dirk Niebel, Federal German Minister (ret.), Head of International Strategy Development and Government Relations Rheinmetall AG
Jonas Oehman, Founder and Chairman of the Board, Blue/Yellow
Minna Ålander, Associate Fellow, Chatham House Europe Programme

13:15 Closing remarks