YGLN member Katarina Kertysova and ELN Senior Associated Fellows Nick Williams and Simon Lunn have joined this episode of the East West Coffee Shop to talk about the NATO Summit on June 14 and about the new/updated Strategic Concept. They address what topics will be high on the agenda and how the recommendations made by the Secretary General, the reflection group and the NATO 2030 Young Leaders might feed into the process of finding consensus among nations.
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| 10 June 2021
East West Coffee Shop | NATO Summit
Nicholas Williams |Senior Associate Fellow
Simon Lunn |Senior Associate Fellow
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