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European Security in the Aftermath of the US Election
16 January 2025, 6:15 pm–7:30 pm
Join us for a discussion with senior practitioners from politics, policy, and journalism to consider the future of European security in the wake of the recent US presidential election.
This event is free.
Event Information
Open to
- All
Availability
- Yes
Cost
- Free
Organiser
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Uta Staiger
Location
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UCL Institute of ArchaeologyLecture theatre G631-34 Gordon SquareLondonWC1H 0PY
As Donald Trump’s second term starts – and the geopolitical landscape shifts – this event will explore the implications for transatlantic relations, NATO, and Europe's defence strategy. Our panel will discuss the new administration’s likely foreign policy and global security priorities, their impact on European security and defence cooperation, including the European Union’s ambitions for strategic autonomy – and what this may mean for the war in Ukraine.
Co-convened by UCL European Institute, the Ukrainian Institute London, and the UCL Department of Political Science, as part of the latter’s Policy & Practice Seminar.
About the Speakers
Rt. Hon. Sir David Lidington
Chair of RUSI; former Deputy Prime Minister
David Lidington served in the House of Commons for nearly 28 years, including more than nine years as a Minister in the governments led by David Cameron and Theresa May. In government he was successively Minister for Europe at the Foreign Office, Leader of the House of Commons, Justice Secretary, and Minister for the Cabinet Office, in which role he was also deputy to Prime Minister May. He was a member of the UK’s National Security Council and has represented the UK at the EU, NATO, the UN Security Council and other international gatherings. David is now Chair of the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI), the UK’s leading security and defence policy. He is also the UK Chair of the Koenigswinter Conference (UK/Germany) and the Aurora Forum (UK/Nordics and Baltics).
Mykola Bielieskov
Senior analyst at the National Institute for Strategic Studies under the Ukrainian President
Mykola is a policy analyst, working at the National Institute for Strategic Studies under the Ukrainian President (Department of Defence Policy). He is associated with the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) and also works for the Ukrainian charity Come Back Alive as a senior analyst. He previously worked at the Institute of World Policy, a Ukrainian NGO. Mykola holds an MA in International Relations from the Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv.
Dr. Lindsay Newman
Geopolitical risk expert; Council on Foreign Relations
Lindsay is an experienced geopolitical risk expert and thought leader. Most recently, she served as the Practice Head, Global Macro-Geopolitics at Eurasia Group. Lindsay was previously Head of Geopolitical Thought Leadership with S&P Global, Market Intelligence, a member of S&P Global’s Research Council, and co-led the Council's Diversity in Markets research lab. Lindsay has also served as a Senior Research Fellow with Chatham House in the US and Americas Programme. She is a frequent public speaker and contributor across television, radio, and print media, and writes the “Views on America” column for GZERO Media. Lindsay is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations.
Olga Tokariuk
Academy Associate at Chatham House’s Ukraine Forum
Olga is a Ukrainian journalist and an Academy Associate at Chatham House’s Ukraine Forum. She is a former fellow at the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism at the University of Oxford, where she researched the role of humour as an antidote to disinformation in the context of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Her journalistic work and commentary have been featured in TIME, The Washington Post, NPR, BBC, Monocle, EFE, ANSA, and other international and Ukrainian media.
Chair: Emma Graham-Harrison
Senior international affairs correspondent, The Guardian.