#GLOBSEC2020 Digital Stage: Strengthening Transatlantic Cooperation in Times of Upheaval

Day 1 – Wednesday, 26 August 2020, 16:00

Recent disagreements have revealed a lack of common understanding among the transatlantic community and a clear way forward several important policy domains including the digital economy, trade, and security. At the same time, heightened geopolitical concerns over a revanchist Russia and a more assertive China has given renewed impetus to the importance of US-EU cooperation. These challenges necessitate closer transatlantic coordination. In this context, what can be done to reduce trade tensions and work towards common security and economic policies that benefit all partners? How can we reinvigorate the transatlantic relationship at this important conjuncture? Which policy areas need the most immediate attention? How can we ensure that transatlantic values are safeguarded against increasingly self-assured systemic rivals?

Speakers:
H.E. Ivan Korčok, Minister of Foreign and European Affairs of the Slovak Republic
Amb. Philip T. Reeker, Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs, U.S. Department of State

Led by Steve Clemons, Editor at Large, The Hill, Washington, D.C.