New World Order – Implications for Europe

As Europe faces a rapidly changing security environment, questions about defence, economic resilience and technological sovereignty are becoming increasingly urgent. This conference brings together leading researchers and academics to discuss how the European Union can respond to these challenges and strengthen its role in a new geopolitical landscape.

The security architecture that has underpinned Europe for decades is undergoing profound change. Against the backdrop of Russia’s war against Ukraine and growing geopolitical competition, the European Union faces mounting pressure to enhance its capacity to act, safeguard its interests and strengthen its security.

At the same time, member states hold differing views on key issues such as threat perception, financing and governance, raising important questions about the future direction of European cooperation.

To explore these challenges, SIEPS is bringing together leading academics and researchers for a conference on the implications of the emerging world order for Europe.
This conference will focus on four areas:

  • the EU taking on more responsibility for European security and defence
  • the single market as a tool for economic security
  • the predicament of technological sovereignty
  • how these policies and challenges affect the institutional framework of the Union.

Speakers

Sven Biscop, Director of Europe in the World Programme, Egmont, The Royal Institute for International Relations

Dennis Broeders, Professor of Global Security and Technology, Leiden University

Katarina Engberg, Senior Advisor, SIEPS

Elvire Fabry, Director of Trade and Economic Security Programme, Institute Jacques Delors

Björn Fägersten, Senior Research Fellow, Swedish Institute of International Affairs

Niklas Helwig, Leading Researcher, Finnish Institute of International Affairs

Johannes Jarlebring, Senior Researcher, SIEPS

Pål Jonson, Minister for Defence, Government of Sweden

Erik Jones, Director, Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies, European University Institute

Barbara Kunz, Head of Programme Department, Swedish Institute of International Affairs

Brigid Laffan, Emeritus Professor, Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies, European University Institute

Jakob Lewander, Researcher in Political Science, SIEPS

Cecilia Malmström, Senior Fellow, Peterson Institute for International Economics

Mark Rhinard, Professor of International Relations, Stockholm University

Georg Riekeles, Head of Europe’s Political Economy Programme, European Policy Centre

Anna Wetter Ryde, Senior Researcher in Law, SIEPS

Sylvia Schwaag Serger, CEO, Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences

Göran von Sydow, Director, SIEPS

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