How to Defend Europe? Military, Economic, and Political Defense

Europe’s security is being tested on several fronts at once. Large-scale war has returned and there is growing uncertainty about long-standing alliances. Critical infrastructure faces attacks, democratic societies face disinformation, and economic dependencies are turned into leverage. Defending Europe is no longer only a military task. It also depends on economic strength, resilient infrastructure, technological capability and robust democratic institutions. And it forces hard choices about how to balance them.

This event brings together researchers and leading policymakers and is organized by the Kiel Institute, ESMT Berlin and the Leibniz Research Network Security and Resilience Research. The central question is how Europe can defend itself, and what we can learn from science.