Photo: What Does the World Economic and Financial Crisis Mean for Security in the West?

The economic crisis has become a turning point not only in European inter-relationships but also in activities and thinking at a Transatlantic level. Europe and U.S. have been the closest partners jointly addressing international challenges. What does the world expect from the EU? Will the expectations and capabilities on the both sides of the Atlantic meet the requirements of diverse international challenges in pressing economic conditions?

Prof. Dr. Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga, Vice-chair of the Reflection Group on the Future of Europe in 2020-2030 Time Horizon
Mr. Valdis Dombrovskis, Prime Minister of the Republic of Latvia
Prof. Michel Foucher, Director of Studies at the Institute for Higher National Defence Studies
Mr. Uffe Ellemann-Jensen, Chairman of Baltic Development Forum
Dr. Simon Serfaty, Zbigniew Brzezinski Chair in Global Security and Geostrategy, Center for Strategic and International Studies, Senior Adviser, Europe Program

Moderator: Mr. Robert Cottrell, Editor of TheBrowser.com