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22.11.2017
National Security: fit-for-purpose or outdated concept?
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Le 22 novembre 2017 de 18:00 à 20:00
A panel discussion with Peter Ricketts, former National Security Advisor to the Prime Minister, United Kingdom ;
Joachim Bertele, Deputy Director General for Foreign, Security and Development Policy, Federal Chancellery, Germany ;
Jean-Claude Cousseran, former Director General of France’s External Intelligence Agency.
Introduction by Enrico Letta, Dean of the Sciences Po Paris School of International Affairs (PSIA)
Moderation by Philippe Hayez, Scientific Advisor of the Intelligence Studies concentration program at the Sciences Po Paris School of International Affairs (PSIA),
Concluding remarks by Martin Briens, Chief of Staff to the French Minister of Defense.
Many European countries, but not all, are now using the “national security” concept to devise and plan their foreign, defense and security policy.
France and the United Kingdom in particular have adopted it less than 10 years ago.
What is really behind this encompassing concept?
In the age of terrorism and globalization, is it really valid?
The panel discussion will benefit from the views of British, French and German senior experts to answer these questions.