Discussion “NATO 60 Years After: And What Now?”

When: Wednesday April 8, 3.00 pm – 5:30 pm
Where: American Center, Tržiště 13, Praha 1 - Malá Strana (only 50 m below the U.S. Embassy)

Organizer: American Center and Center for Security Policy CESES FSS CU

Topics

• Results of the “Anniversary” NATO Summit in April 2009
• NATO and New Strategic Priorities (new strategic concept of NATO?)
• Afghanistan: neuralgic point of global security and NATO future
• European security and NATO defense policy
• NATO – Russia relations
• Role of helicopters in NATO operations

Program

3:00 – 3:05
Welcome
Miloš Balabán, Head of Center for Security Policy CESES FSS CU (chair)

3:05 – 3:20
Opening speeches
H. E. Mary Thompson Jones, Chargé d’Affaires, US Embassy in Prague
Antonín Seďa, Vice-chairperson to Committee on Defense of the Chamber of Deputies of
the Czech Parliament, member of Permanent delegation to NATO Parliamentary Assembly
Bruce McKinney, Vice President, Sikorsky Europe

3:20 – 3:45
“Anniversary” NATO Summit , New Goals, New Priorities
Štefan Füle, Permanent Representative of the CR on the North Atlantic Council

3:45 – 4:05
Czech Foreign Policy and NATO 10 Years After: And What Now?
Jan Hamáček, Chairperson to Committee on Foreign Affairs, Chamber of Deputies,
Parliament of the Czech Republic

4:10 – 4:30
NATO and Army of the Czech Republic: Experience and Perspectives
Jiří Šedivý, former Chief of General Staff of the Army of the Czech Republic

4:30 – 4:50
The current role and requirements of Helicopters in NATO operations
Edward Nakas, Director Sikorsky Europe

4:50 – 5:30
Discussion

5:30
End of the discussion

Under auspices of: Antonín Seďa, Vice-chairperson to Committee on Defense of the Chamber of Deputies of the Czech Parliament, member of Permanent delegation to NATO Parliamentary Assembly

Partner: Sikorsky Europe