Seminar

Towards Europeanization of Nordic Defence cooperation concept

Seminar
September 25, 2013 from 09:00 to 15:30
Foundation for Strategic Research, Paris, FR

Europe

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As part of the NORDIKA programme, the Strategic Research Foundation is organising a closed seminar: Towards Europeanization of Nordic Defence cooperation concept to be held in Paris on 25 September 2013, from 9:00 to 15:30.

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Programme of the half-day

9h00-9h15
Opening Remarks

Jouko Leinonen, Chargé d'affaires, Embassy of Finland to France
9h15-10h45
Panel 1 : European Security: the EU-Russia Angle



MODERATOR : Yves Boyer, Deputy Director, FRS, France



Hiski Haukkala, Professor of International Relations, University of Tampere, Finland



Isabelle Facon, Senior Research Fellow, FRS, France
11h00
Coffee break
11h00-12h30
Panel 2 : Flexible defence cooperation: bilateral vs multilateral (structured) cooperation: the case of NORDEFCO and UK-France defence cooperation



MODERATOR : Tuomas Iso-Markku, Researcher, Finnish Institute of International Affairs, Finland



Mikko Tyrväinen, Senior Specialist, Ministry for Defence, Finland



Sigurd Marstein, Senior adviser, Security Policy department, Ministry of Defence, Norway



Colonel Arnaud Ladrange, Deputy Director of the International Organisations division at the Etat Major des Armées, France
12h30-13h45
Lunch
11h00-12h30
Panel 3 : Armaments acquisition and life cycle support: new partnership models



MODERATOR : Philippe Gros, Research Fellow, FRS, France



Jari Takanen, Director of the Materiel Unit, Ministry of Defence, Finland



Christina Wilén, Deputy Director, Department for Acquisition, Research and Development, Ministry of Defence, Sweden



Reynold de la Boutetière, Direction Générale de l’Armement (DGA), France
15h15-15h30
Closing Remarks

Camille Grand, Director of FRS and Krzysztof Soloch, Head of Nordika Programme