In September 2024, BASIC hosted a track 1.5 workshop in Warsaw, Poland to discuss the present and future of European security. The workshop was the third of five regional workshops organised in fulfilment of the aims of the “Turning Point: Realising a Sustainable Security Architecture for Europe” project, referred to as “Rethinking European Security”.
This project is driven by the need to address increasing geopolitical tensions that have led to a rise in military conflicts and a breakdown of the global rules-based order. This trend rapidly accelerated with Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, which highlighted the collapse of post-Cold War diplomacy and the need for a new security architecture. New agendas and initiatives are needed to lessen current and future security risks, most importantly climate change and its impacts on security. This project seeks to generate a new security architecture in Europe and beyond.
The workshop in Warsaw was held under the Chatham House Rule and was attended by official representatives and non-governmental experts from the Czech Republic, Croatia, France, Poland, Spain, Portugal, and Italy. BASIC gives thanks to participants for their active engagement in workshop discussions, with the main findings detailed in this report.
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