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Today @ Noon ET: Can Europe Rearm and Improve Relations with Russia at the Same Time?
A discussion of the future of European security.
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From Vice President JD Vance’s speech in Munich to the flurry of diplomatic activity surrounding the war in Ukraine, the Trump administration has rocked the transatlantic relationship in its early weeks – so much so that Europe is beginning to get serious about significantly increasing its defense spending. But the level of defense spending alone does not constitute a complete defense strategy, replete with the necessary military capabilities and diplomatic relationships.

What are Europe’s actual defense needs? On what timeline can they be met? Should European leaders consider compartmentalizing their own defense requirements from those of Ukraine? And can Europe rearm in a fashion that does not needlessly exacerbate tensions with Russia after a settlement to the war in Ukraine has been reached?

March 2025
25
12:00 PM ET
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Join us for a timely and important discussion with:

Jeremy Shapiro

Jeremy Shapiro is the research director of the European Council on Foreign Relations. His areas of focus include US foreign policy and transatlantic relations. Shapiro was previously a fellow with the Project on International Order and Strategy and the Center on the United States and Europe at the Brookings Institute.

Martin Quencez

Martin Quencez is managing director of geopolitical risk and strategy at the German Marshall Fund. Over the past ten years, he has held several positions at GMF, including as deputy director of the Paris office and research fellow in the Security and Defense program. His work includes research on transatlantic security and defense cooperation.

Almut Rochowanski

Almut Rochowanski is a non-resident fellow at the Quincy Institute and an independent activist. For the past 20 years she has collaborated with grassroots civil society organizations in Russia, especially the North Caucasus, Ukraine, the South Caucasus, Central Asia and Belarus, on a wide range of issues that were identified by grassroots activists.

Anatol Lieven

Dr. Anatol Lieven directs the Eurasia Program at the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft. He was formerly a professor at Georgetown University in Qatar and in the War Studies Department of King’s College London. From 1985 to 1998, Lieven worked as a journalist in South Asia, the former Soviet Union and Eastern Europe.

Zach Paikin (Moderator)

Dr. Zachary Paikin is deputy director of the Better Order Project and research fellow in the Grand Strategy Program at the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft. He is also senior fellow at the Institute for Peace & Diplomacy (IPD), a Canadian international affairs think tank. Previously, Dr. Paikin was researcher in EU Foreign Policy at the Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS) in Brussels.

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