How can political and military cooperation between the EU and NATO be improved? What are the prospects for France’s full reintegration into the alliance, and what will be the implications for EU defense policy? Are the days of EU-NATO competition gone for good?

Speaking notes:

• HE Mr. Stewart Eldon CMG OBE: "NATO and the European Union" (PDF, 36K)
  

What broad changes in NATO strategy are needed in Afghanistan? How can NATO and U.S. forces achieve unity of concept as well as unity of command? Is it possible to overcome the operational caveats on many NATO countries ? How can interoperability between alliance members' forces and U.S. forces be better managed? What can be done to better integrate the humanitarian, counterinsurgency, and counterterrorism missions?

How should NATO deal with Russia in the aftermath of the war in Georgia? Should Ukraine and Georgia be put on the road to membership? What are the pros and cons of President Medvedev’s proposal for a summit on European security and his calls for a new security architecture?