Event Details

Date:	April 25, 2024
Time:	9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. EDT
Location:	RAND's Washington Office and Online

Program

Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 was a watershed moment for transatlantic security. The United States, Poland, other NATO allies and partners, and the European Union delivered a joint and robust response to Russian aggression, providing large-scale military and economic support to Ukraine and imposing high costs on Russia in the form of unprecedented sanctions. But two years in—as Europe prepares for a long war in Ukraine and an increased threat from a reconstituted Russia—the solidarity with Ukraine and the internal cohesion of the West appear to be fraying: Allies continue to increase their defense spending and armaments production, but they are falling behind Ukrainian battlefield requirements, as well as their own sustainment needs. Ukraine’s role in the Euro-Atlantic security architecture remains unclear, despite important progress towards eventual EU and NATO membership. And a tumultuous year of domestic politics raises questions about the United States’ role in the world and in European security—a worrying prospect in an era of active strategic competition.

Please join RAND National Security Research Division (NSRD) and the Polish Institute of International Affairs (PISM) on Thursday, April 25, from 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. ET, for a public event to discuss why 2024 is a hinge year for assuring Ukraine’s victory and the containment of Russia. Through a blend of long-term strategic analysis and actionable policy recommendations, leading American and Polish experts, together with invited guests from other allied countries, will provide an outline for how America, Poland, and allies can assure that the rules-based international order is effectively defended in Ukraine, Europe, and elsewhere.

Agenda

Time	Agenda Item	Presenter
9:00am - 9:10am	Welcome Remarks and Introductions to RAND and PISM	Barry Pavel, Vice-president and Director, National Security Research Division, RAND Łukasz Kulesa, Deputy Head of Research Office, PISM
9:10am - 9:30am	Opening Remarks	Lt. Gen. Krzysztof Król, Senior Advisor to the Chief of General Staff (CHOD), Polish Ministry of National Defense [Attending virtually]
9:30am - 10:35am	Ukraine’s Immediate Needs and Future Place in the European Security Architecture	Liam Wasley, Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary and Director of the Office of European Security and Political Affairs at the Department of State Ann Dailey, Policy Researcher, RAND; Nonresident Senior Fellow, Atlantic Council Lt. Gen. Tomasz Piotrowski, Former Operational Commander of the Armed Forces, Poland [Attending virtually] Daniel Szeligowski, Head of Eastern Europe Program, PISM Moderator: Stephen J. Flanagan, Adjunct Senior Fellow, RAND; Adjunct Professor, Georgetown University
10:35am - 10:50am	Coffee Break
10:50am - 11:55am	Reconstituted Russian Military: What Threat to NATO and How to Deal with It?	Krystyna Marcinek, Associate Policy Researcher, RAND Anna Maria Dyner, Analyst, PISM Anna Tyszkiewicz, Deputy Director, International Security Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Poland [Attending virtually] Kęstutis Paulauskas, Senior Strategy Officer, NATO Allied Command Transformation Moderator: Marcin Terlikowski, Deputy Head of Research Office, PISM
11:55am	Closing Remarks	Barry Pavel, Vice-president and Director, National Security Research Division, RAND

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About RAND National Security Research Division

RAND’s National Security Research Division (NSRD) advances understanding of the world’s most pressing security threats and develops policies and strategies to help U.S. and allied government policymakers mitigate and defend against those threats. Our research priorities include deterring China and Russia—and thereby averting a worst-case, catastrophic, great-power war (i.e., WWIII); managing the risks and opportunities posed by artificial intelligence, biotechnology, and other advanced technologies; preparing more effectively for the dynamic impacts of climate change on geopolitics and U.S. military operations; strengthening alliances; and ensuring the health, well-being, and readiness of the Joint Force to execute the U.S. National Defense Strategy. Undergirding our research priorities is a deep commitment to fostering the next generation of national security strategists and policy leaders.