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The Security and Defence Days is the annual event on European and Transatlantic security promoted by the De Gasperi Foundation. After five editions, the initiative stands as an authoritative platform for high-level debate on the main strategic and geopolitical issues facing the European Union and NATO.

In light of the evolving global landscape, the 6th edition, co-organized with the Wilfried Martens Centre for European Studies, will feature a series of thematic conferences bringing together government authorities, decision-makers, officials, experts, and opinion leaders, who will focus particularly on Europe and on the key priorities shaping its agenda today in the security and defence field.

The proceedings of the first conference – “Europe and the New International Scenario” – will address Europe’s relations with the United States, China, and Russia, closely examining the U.S. foreign policy and its implications for the Transatlantic bond. The role of the economic diplomacy of the European Union will also be explored, alongside the new challenges and threats stemming from the Middle East and from emerging theaters such as the Arctic.

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I Security and Defence Days rappresentano l’iniziativa annuale della Fondazione De Gasperi dedicata ai temi della sicurezza europea e transatlantica. Dopo cinque edizioni, l’evento si è affermato quale autorevole piattaforma di dibattito sulle principali questioni strategiche e geopolitiche che interessano l’Unione Europea e la NATO. 

Alla luce dell’evoluzione del contesto globale, la sesta edizione, realizzata in collaborazione con il Wilfried Martens Centre for European Studies, prevede l’organizzazione di una serie di conferenze tematiche che riuniranno autorità di governo, esponenti del mondo politico, diplomatico e militare, esperti e opinion leader, chiamati in particolare a concentrare l’attenzione sull’Europa e sulle questioni prioritarie che ne definiscono oggi l’agenda in materia di sicurezza e difesa. 

I lavori della prima conferenza, “L’Europa nel nuovo scenario internazionale”, prenderanno in esame le relazioni dell’Europa con Stati Uniti, Cina e Russia, approfondendo la riflessione sulla politica estera americana e sulle sue implicazioni per il legame transatlantico. Sarà inoltre analizzato il ruolo della diplomazia economica dell’Unione Europea, insieme alle nuove sfide e minacce provenienti sia dal Medio Oriente che da teatri emergenti come l’Artico. 

PROGRAMMA 

09:00-09:30 – Arrival of participants

Opening Session

09:30-09:35 – Welcome Remarks
Mr. Fabrizio Spada, Responsible for Institutional Relations, European Parliament Liaison Office in Italy

09:35-09:50 – Introduction
Hon. Angelino Alfano, President, De Gasperi Foundation
Hon. Mikuláš Dzurinda, President, Wilfried Martens Centre for European Studies

09:50-10:10 – Keynote Speech

GEOPOLITICS AND ECONOMY IN THE INTERNATIONAL SCENARIO
TBD

10:10-11:10 – Session 1

GREAT POWER COMPETITION: WHERE DOES EUROPE STAND?

Mr. Klaus Welle, Academic Council Chairman, Wilfried Martens Centre for European Studies
Dr. Valbona Zeneli, Nonresident Senior Fellow, Europe Center and Transatlantic Security Initiative, Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security, Atlantic Council of the United States
Mr. Antonio Polito, Editorialist, Corriere della Sera

Moderator: Hon. Paolo Alli, Secretary General, De Gasperi Foundation

11:10-12:00 – Session 2

FROM INDIA TO MERCOSUR: EU GEOPOLITICS THROUGH TRADE AGREEMENTS

Amb. Francesco Talò, Special Envoy for the India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (Italy)

Mr. Jorge Jraissati, President, Economic Inclusion Group

Moderator: Ms. Flavia Giacobbe, Director, Airpress

12:00-12:50 – Session 3

MIDDLE EAST AND THE ARCTIC:
EUROPE FACING NEW CHALLENGES AND THREATS

Dr. Kostas Ifantis, Professor of International Relations, Panteion University

Mr. Matthew Robinson, Director, Euro-Gulf Information Centre

H.E. Agostino Pinna, Special Envoy for the Arctic, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (Italy)

Moderator: Ms. Teresa Coratella, Deputy Head of Office and Policy Fellow – Rome, European Council on Foreign Relations

12:50-13:00 – Concluding Remarks