Expert Convening on the Russian Threat to European Security and NATO's Response

Virtual
Experts from the Chicago Council on Global Affairs, LSE IDEAS, RAND Europe, and the Centre for European Reform discuss a new report on European security.
Flags of the NATO members countries fly outside NATO headquarters in Brussels, Belgium on February 7, 2022.
Sep
30
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Speakers
Ariane Tabatabai
Leslie Vinjamuri
Peter Watkins
Date and Time
Doors Open: 9:30 am
Location
Via Zoom
Who Can Attend

REGISTRATION

This event is invitation-only. Invites are non-transferable. For further information, please reach out to Jessica Brzeski at jbrzeski@globalaffairs.org.

About This Event

In January 2026, LSE IDEAS—the foreign policy think-tank of the London School of Economics & Political Science—convened a Commission on Defence & Security containing leading scholars of international relations, as well as former senior military and policy officials, to examine the causes and consequences of the growing security challenges facing Europe today. In March, the commission released a discussion paper titled The Russian Threat to European Security: How Should NATO Respond as the Global Order Changes? 

In this private digital setting, Leslie Vinjamuri will go in-depth with policy experts and former senior military officials to discuss and analyze the commission’s findings.

This program is held in partnership with LSE IDEAS, RAND Europe, and the Centre for European Reform (CER).

Participation is limited and by invitation only.

About the Speakers
Ariane Tabatabai
Vice President of Research, Security and Defense; Senior Fellow, Middle East, Chicago Council on Global Affairs
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Dr. Ariane Tabatabai joined the Council in 2026 as the vice president of research, security and defense. She also serves as senior fellow for the Middle East, focusing on nuclear security and regional security dynamics in the Middle East.
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Leslie Vinjamuri
President & Chief Executive Officer, Chicago Council on Global Affairs
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Dr. Leslie Vinjamuri joined the Council in 2025 as the president and chief executive officer, after previously serving as director of the US and the Americas program at the Royal Institute of International Affairs, known as Chatham House, in London. She is Professor of Practice in International Studies and Diplomacy at SOAS University of London.
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Peter Watkins
Former Director General, General Strategy & International, UK Ministry of Defence
Peter Watkins
Peter Watkins was the Director General Strategy & International (2017-18) and Director General Security Policy (2014-17) in the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD). Peter is now a Non-Executive Member of the Board of the UK Space Agency; a Member of the Council of Cranfield University; a Visiting Senior Fellow with LSE IDEAS; and an Associate Fellow of Chatham House. He was awarded a CB and a CBE in the 2019 and 2004 Honours Lists respectively.
Peter Watkins
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Issues Global Politics
Regions Europe
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