Welcome remarks | 2023 EU-US Defense & Future Forum
14-Nov-2023
EU-US DEFENSE & FUTURE FORUM - The Delegation of the European Union to the United States, in partnership with the Atlantic Council, hosted the EU-US Defense & Future Forum on November 14-15, 2023 in person at the Atlantic Council.
Since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the European Union, its member states, and the United States have put the strength of the transatlantic relationship on full display. But the work is not done. The need to bolster transatlantic cooperation in tackling a multitude of global challenges and opportunities to sustainable security, prosperity, and the international legal order is ever present and pressing.
Against this backdrop, the Delegation of the European Union to the United States and the Atlantic Council hosted the flagship EU-US Defense & Future Forum to advance a forward-looking agenda for EU-US relations. In addition to discussing the defense, security, and global dimensions of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the Forum convened a series of high-level dialogues on the economy; global infrastructure and investment for sustainable growth; the intersection between trade, security, democracy and technology; the green and digital transitions; countering foreign interference and disinformation; and how to best cooperate with global partners on all these fronts.
ORIGINAL AIRDATE: 11/14/23