Those phenomena are further compounded by the very vivid and ongoing debate surrounding not only the political and geopolitical realities NATO now finds itself in, but also the currently developing initiatives undertaken by the European Union, especially in the context of security and defense, and military cooperation. For those reasons, the Defense Track of the 2019 Warsaw Security Forum will focus extensively on the possible adjustments in structure, and in strategy of the NATO, as well as the pivotal issue of deterrence, especially in the context of a growing assertiveness of states lying beyond the Alliance’s Eastern Flank. Furthermore, with subject matters ranging from the advent of new military capabilities of the Russian Federation, future of air and missile defense systems in Central and Eastern Europe and the related prospect of enhancing the regional military-industrial cooperation in this field, this years’ WSF Defense Track will cover many of the key aspects pertinent to international security and military cooperation in Europe.
The Defense Track aims to bring the key policymakers, experts as well as military and public officials of the Transatlantic community together, in order to facilitate a forum for discussion and intellectual exchange in a sphere, where effective and fruitful interaction between those stakeholders is so critically needed.