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organized by

NATO New Strategic Concept and ATLANTIC the Future of Transatlantic Relations FORUM

in cooperation with NATO “e NATO Strategic Concept reaffirms the enduring New Strategic Concept purpose of the Alliance and sets out its fundamental security tasks. It enables a transformed NATO to Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and STRATEGIC FORUM contribute to the evolving security environment, the Future supporting security and stability with the strength of its of Transatlantic Relations shared commitment to democracy and the peaceful resolution of disputes. e Strategic Concept will govern the Alliance’s security and defense policy, its operational Istituto Studi Ricerche Informazioni Difesa concepts, its conventional and nuclear force posture and its collective defense arrangements and will be kept under with the support of review in the light of the evolving security environment.” (§65, 1999 NATO Strategic Concept). e Italian Atlantic Committee, through the Rome

Atlantic Forum, wishes to contribute to the debate HaunagDesign initiated by NATO on the occasion of its 60th anniversary with regard to the development of a new Strategic Concept capable of meeting the new challenges of the 21st Century by reinforcing transatlantic relations in the spirit of our indivisible security.

NATO Public Diplomacy Division

Libera Università del Mediterraneo

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Program

Mr. Antonio Perfetti 9.00 a.m. Participants arrival and registration Prof. Massimo De Leonardis Executive Group Director 9.30 a.m. Opening Ceremony Professor of History of International Relations Sales and Business Development – MBDA at the Catholic University, Milan Mr. Fabrizio W. Luciolli Welcome Address Dr. Karl-Heinz Kamp Secretary General of the Italian Hon. Prof. Director of the NATO Defense College Atlantic Committee President of the Italian Atlantic Committee Research Division Forum Debate Opening Addresses Dr. Bram Boxhoorn Second Forum Conclusions Hon. Director of the Netherlands Atlantic Committee Minister of Foreign Affairs Mrs. Antonella Cerasino Remarks Hon. NATO Public Diplomacy Division President of the Chamber of Deputies Amb. Stefano Stefanini 4.30 p.m. Adm. Mark P. Fitzgerald Commander Allied Joint Force Command Hon. Prof. Enrico La Loggia Italian Permanent Representative Naples (JFC Naples) – Commander U.S. President of the Italian Atlantic Committee to the North Atlantic Council Naval Forces, Europe (COMUSNAVEUR) Sen. Sergio De Gregorio Forum Debate President of the Italian Delegation 5.00 p.m. Hon. 12.30 a.m. First Forum Closing Address to the NATO Parliamentary Assembly Minister of Defense Gen. Vincenzo Camporini Hon. Karl Lamers Chief of Defense Staff 5.30 p.m. Closing Address President of the Atlantic Treaty Association Sen. 1.00 p.m. Working Lunch President of the Senate of the Republic 10.30 a.m. First Forum Conclusions Towards a New NATO Strategic Concept 3.00 p.m. Second Forum Chairman and Introduction e Future of Transatlantic Relations Adm. Ferdinando Sanfelice di Monteforte Chairman and Introduction 7.00 p.m. Palazzo Giustiniani President of the Military Committee Amb. Paolo Pucci di Benisichi Reception hosted by the President of the Italian Atlantic Committee Vice President of the Italian Atlantic Committee of the Senate of the Republic Amb. Giancarlo Aragona Hon. Giuseppe Cossiga Member of the NATO Group of Experts Undersecretary of State for Defense on the new Strategic Concept Min. Plen. Sandro De Bernardin Dr. Stephen J. Flanagan Vice Secretary General of the Minister Vice President, Director of International of Foreign Affairs Security Program, CSIS Prof. AntonGiulio de’ Robertis Gen. Carlo Jean Professor of History of Treaties President, Centre for Economic and International Politics, University of Bari and Geopolitical Studies Mr. Marco Vicenzino Amb. Robert E. Hunter Executive Director, Global Strategy Project RAND Corporation