The #NATOPA was very happy to host the first meeting of the NATO Futures Network , chaired by the Policy Planning Unit in the Office of the @NATO Secretary General, bringing together key stakeholders across the NATO Enterprise who use futures and foresight methods to consider potential future needs, pressures and drivers for the Alliance. During this meeting, participants used to foresight methods to explore what may be needed to develop a whole-of-society approach to defence.

#NATOPAMontreal 🇨🇦 launched an innovative format: thematic discussion panels, where experts, led by a moderator, provide insights and engage in dynamic conversations on pressing global security challenges affecting the #Alliance. Panels of experts provided parliamentarians with critical briefings on: ➡️ Strengthening democratic resilience after a super election year: autocracies vs democracy David Salvo @SecureDemocracy, Laura Thornton @McCainInstitute, Kathleen McINNIS @CSIS, George S. Takach @UofT ➡️ Forming the armed forces of the future @CharlotteDuLan, @DMike_Day, @RoderickParkes ➡️ Meeting the #China challenge @ProfKimball, @VinaNadjibulla, Paul EVANS @UBC ➡️ #NATO and strategic competition in the arctic @WillWJGreaves, Mathieu Bussières @NATO_CCASCOE, @HConleyGMF ➡️ Combatting disinformation: rising up to the challenge @AengusBridgman, @MDohaBesancenot, Saara Jantunen-Paju @FinGovernment, Simon Thibault @UMontreal ➡️ Helping #Ukraine win: #Russia’s war and the future of #euroatlantic security @ProfKimball, @r_stefanchuk, @WilliamBTaylor8, @Postsovietland