MENA Talks
The “The MENA Talks” is a podcast series by the BIC. Once a month, our hosts will engage with international, regional, and local experts to explore many underlying historical, economic, social, and political drivers behind today’s multidimensional challenges in the wider Middle East and Africa regions.
MENA Talks
S02 Ep. 09 : Exploring the EU-NATO Relationship: Building Resilience and Opportunity for Continental Security
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Season 2
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Episode 9
In this episode, BIC's Political Analyst, Ben Lowings is joined by Alessandro Mattiato, Coordinator for EU-NATO Relations at the European Commission to get an EU perspective on the challenges and opportunities facing the EU-NATO partnership, especially in the context of the Russian war in Ukraine. How can we interpret the most recent joint declaration signed in January 2023 between the EU and NATO? And what does the state of the partnership mean for the European drive for 'strategic autonomy'?