The shifts in today’s world arguably signify the dawn of a new world order, one where old assumptions and certainties are being supplanted by new dynamics. Traditional alliance structures and multinational organisations are being put to the test as their efficacy and relevance are increasingly being called into question. Since the end of the Cold War, NATO has struggled to find its purpose and although the so-called War on Terror has opened new avenues for meaningful cooperation, the long-term viability of the alliance continues to be called into question. At a time when a resurgent Russia has given the Cold War era alliance new life, President Donald Trump has repeatedly questioned its relevance as main NATO partners are increasingly turning inward. In light of proposals for a new European army, the potential for polarisation and fragmentation poses serious challenges to the alliance. Ongoing conflagrations, such as the Russia- Ukraine crisis, further threaten to polarise the positions of key NATO members. This session will discuss the future of the NATO alliance in a world that reflects significantly different dynamics then those from which it emerged and in which its relevance is being called into question by even its most powerful members.

Moderator: Imran Garda, TRT World Presenter
Keynote: Hulusi Akar, Minister of National Defence of the Republic of Turkey
• Tacan İldem, Assistant Secretary General for Public Diplomacy
• Jan Vincent-Rostowski, Former Deputy Prime Minister and Former Minister of Finance of Poland
• Yavuz Selim Kıran, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Turkey
• Aleksei K. Pushkov, Chairman of the Commission on Information and Media, Council of Federation, Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation
• Luke Coffey, Director of the Allison Centre for Foreign Policy Studies at The Heritage Foundation

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