Conference 

# NATO at 75: Rebalancing the Transatlantic Alliance 

Date and Time 

July 9, 2024 1 - 5 PM EDT 

Location 

Cato Institute, 1000 Massachusetts Ave, NW, Washington, DC 

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##### Featuring 

![Linde Desmaele](/sites/cato.org/files/styles/author_picture/public/2024-06/linde-desmaele.jpg?itok=SCA_DELn) 

Linde Desmaele 

Postdoctoral Researcher, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

![Sumantra Maitra headshot](/sites/cato.org/files/styles/author_picture/public/2024-06/Sumantra-Maitra-cropped.jpeg?itok=lnJ0vO2Q) 

Sumantra Maitra 

Director of Research and Outreach, American Ideas Institute

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[Joshua Shifrinson](/people/joshua-shifrinson)

Non-resident Senior Fellow, Cato Institute; Associate Professor, University of Maryland

![Marc Trachtenberg](/sites/cato.org/files/styles/author_picture/public/2024-06/marc-trachtenberg.jpeg?itok=yLJnylKy) 

Marc Trachtenberg 

Professor Emeritus, University of California, Los Angeles

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[Justin Logan](/people/justin-logan)

Director of Defense and Foreign Policy Studies, Cato Institute

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![Brian Blankenship](/sites/cato.org/files/styles/author_picture/public/2024-06/Brian-Blankenship.jpeg?itok=QJZKYJIg) 

Brian Blankenship 

Assistant Professor, University of Miami

![Jennifer Kavanagh](/sites/cato.org/files/styles/author_picture/public/2024-06/Jennifer-Kavannagh.jpeg?itok=rro3IyyC) 

Jennifer Kavanagh 

Senior Fellow & Director of Military Analysis at Defense Priorities

![Barry Posen headshot](/sites/cato.org/files/styles/author_picture/public/2024-06/barry-posen.jpeg?itok=yulZrNAS) 

Barry R. Posen 

Ford International Professor of Political Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

![Curt Mills](/sites/cato.org/files/styles/author_picture/public/2024-07/curt-mills.jpeg?itok=fnuaz_NC) 

Curt Mills 

Executive Director of *The American Conservative*

![Warren Davidson headshot](/sites/cato.org/files/styles/author_picture/public/2024-07/warren-davidson.jpeg?itok=lXEPOzZZ) 

Rep. Warren Davidson 

(R‑OH)

From July 9 through July 11, NATO will celebrate its 75th birthday at a summit in Washington, DC. US officials foreshadowed three themes of this summit: celebrating 75 years of the alliance’s existence, emphasizing progress on defense burden-sharing, and aiding Ukraine in its defense against Russia.

Despite modest increases in European defense spending, the United States still carries a disproportionate share of the continent’s defense burden. At a time when there is increased pressure on US resources from debt, deficits, and other regions overseas, the transatlantic alliance needs rebalancing.

On the first day of the Washington summit, join us for a half-day conference examining how the alliance arrived at its current condition, as well as proposals for burden-shifting and an updated view of US interests in Europe.

*This event is held in cooperation with* The American Conservative *magazine.*

#### Schedule

1:00 - 1:15 PM 

**Welcoming Remarks**

[**Justin Logan**](https://cato.org/people/justin-logan), Director of Defense and Foreign Policy Studies 
**Curt Mills**, Executive Director of *The American Conservative*

1:15 - 2:45 PM 

**Panel 1: How We Got Here**

**Brian Blankenship**, Assistant Professor, University of Miami 
**Linde Desmaele**, Postdoctoral Researcher, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) 
**Sumantra Maitra**, Director of Research and Outreach, American Ideas Institute 
[**Joshua Shifrinson**](https://cato.org/people/joshua-shinfrinson), Nonresident Senior Fellow, Cato Institute, and Associate Professor, University of Maryland

Moderated by [**Justin Logan**](https://cato.org/people/justin-logan), Director of Defense and Foreign Policy Studies, Cato Institute

2:45 - 3:00 PM 

**Break**

3:00 - 4:30 PM 

**Panel 2: How to Rebalance the Transatlantic Relationship**

**Jennifer Kavanagh**, Senior Fellow, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace 
[**Justin Logan**](https://cato.org/people/justin-logan), Director of Defense and Foreign Policy Studies, Cato Institute 
**Barry Posen**, Ford International Professor of Political Science, MIT 
**Marc Trachtenberg**, Professor Emeritus, University of California, Los Angeles

Moderated by [**Joshua Shifrinson**](https://cato.org/people/joshua-shifrinson), Nonresident Senior Fellow, Cato Institute, and Associate Professor, University of Maryland

4:30 - 5:00 PM 

**Keynote Address**

**Rep. Warren Davidson (R – OH)**

5:00 - 6:00 PM 

**Reception**

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