In March 2024, BASIC hosted a track 1.5 workshop in Vilnius, Lithuania, to discuss the present and future of European security. The workshop was held in cooperation with Rethinking Security and was the first 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 rising multipolarity that has seen an increase in military conflicts and a breakdown of international rules-based order. This trend has 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 directives are needed to combat current and future security risks, most importantly climate change and its effects on security. This project seeks to generate a sustainable security systems change in Europe and beyond.
The workshop in Vilnius was held under Chatham House Rule and was attended by official representatives and non-governmental experts from Denmark, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, Sweden, and the US. BASIC gives thanks to participants for their active engagement in workshop discussions, with the main findings detailed in this report.
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