- Donnerstag, 15. September 2011 15.30 – 17.00 Uhr In meinem Kalender speichern
Toward Stronger European Defense Capabilities
A Discussion with European Defence Agency Chief Claude-France Arnould
While the NATO operation in Libya demonstrated the high level of military engagement successfully undertaken by Europeans alongside Americans, declining defense budgets are placing a stronger emphasis on the effective pooling and sharing of resources among European Union (EU) member states. The European Defence Agency (EDA) was created in 2004 precisely to improve the EU’s defense capabilities through the enhancement of procurement cooperation and the creation of an EU-wide defense equipment market. The EDA’s task is now more urgent than ever, but it faces a number of challenges, including reluctance on the part of member states to pool their resources.
On September 15, the Heinrich Böll Foundation of North America and the Center on the United States and Europe will host Ms. Claude-France Arnould, chief executive of the EDA, for a discussion of the agency’s achievements, challenges and plans for the future. Previously, Arnould led the Crisis Management and Planning Directorate at the General Secretariat of the Council of the European Union, and served as director for defense issues at the General Secretariat of the Council of the EU from 2001 to 2009. She was previously the director of international and strategic affairs at the French National Defense General Secretariat. She will be joined by Peter Flory, distinguished senior visiting fellow at the National Defense University's Center for Transatlantic Security Studies, who served in NATO's top armaments job as assistant secretary general for defence investment from 2007 to 2010. Prior to his NATO assignment, he served as U.S. assistant secretary of defense for international security policy.
Senior Fellow Justin Vaïsse, CUSE director of research, will provide introductory remarks and moderate the discussion. After the program, the panelists will take audience questions.
Introduction and Moderator
Justin Vaïsse
Senior Fellow and Director of Research, Center on the United States and Europe, The Brookings Institution
Featured Speaker
Claude-France Arnould
Chief Executive, European Defence Agency
Discussant
Peter Flory
Distinguished Senior Visiting Fellow, National Defense University
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On September 15, the Heinrich Böll Foundation of North America and the Center on the United States and Europe will host Ms. Claude-France Arnould, chief executive of the EDA, for a discussion of the agency’s achievements, challenges and plans for the future. Previously, Arnould led the Crisis Management and Planning Directorate at the General Secretariat of the Council of the European Union, and served as director for defense issues at the General Secretariat of the Council of the EU from 2001 to 2009. She was previously the director of international and strategic affairs at the French National Defense General Secretariat. She will be joined by Peter Flory, distinguished senior visiting fellow at the National Defense University's Center for Transatlantic Security Studies, who served in NATO's top armaments job as assistant secretary general for defence investment from 2007 to 2010. Prior to his NATO assignment, he served as U.S. assistant secretary of defense for international security policy.
Senior Fellow Justin Vaïsse, CUSE director of research, will provide introductory remarks and moderate the discussion. After the program, the panelists will take audience questions.
Introduction and Moderator
Justin Vaïsse
Senior Fellow and Director of Research, Center on the United States and Europe, The Brookings Institution
Featured Speaker
Claude-France Arnould
Chief Executive, European Defence Agency
Discussant
Peter Flory
Distinguished Senior Visiting Fellow, National Defense University
To RSVP for this event, please click here.