On March 27 at 16:00 Moscow Time (GMT+3), the Valdai Discussion Club Conference Hall in Moscow will host a discussion titled “The Crisis of Growth in NATO or the End of Atlantic Unity?”
For decades, NATO has stood as a symbol of Western unity. Founded to bolster the influence of Western European elites and sustain US presence in Europe after World War II, the North Atlantic Alliance has long served as a vehicle for advancing their shared interests.
In the post-Cold War era, NATO’s eastward expansion emerged as a key factor in destabilizing Europe’s international order. Today, however, the alliance’s influence is waning – not only globally, amid the rise of multipolarity and the democratization of world politics, but also internally, as tensions between the US and European member states continue to grow.
How profound will the cracks in transatlantic unity become as US policy evolves? What are the prospects for greater EU independence and a diminished US role among European allies? And what strategy might Russia adopt in response to the rapidly shifting dynamics within NATO? These questions and more will be explored by the participants of the discussion.
Speakers:
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Alan Cafruny, Professor of International Relations, Hamilton College (United States)
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Andrey Kortunov, Member of the Russian International Affairs Council
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Dmitry Suslov, Deputy Director and Research Fellow at the Center for Comprehensive European and International Studies, HSE University
Moderator:
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Timofei Bordachev, Professor at HSE University, Programme Director of the Valdai Discussion Club
Working languages: Russian, English.
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Links to the live broadcast of the discussion will be posted on all online platforms of the Valdai Club: on the website, X (formerly Twitter), VK, Telegram and Dzen.
