Istanbul Policy Center is delighted to share our upcoming event “From Article 5 to 360 Degrees: Expanding NATO's Definition of Security over 75 Years,” which is generously sponsored by NATO’s Public Diplomacy Division. The event will be held at IPC Karakoy on November 7, 2024.
Over the past 75 years, NATO has faced a myriad of conflicts and threats, from the Cold War to conflicts in the Balkans, from the War on Terror to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. In today’s increasingly unstable world, however, threats to NATO stem not only from traditional conflicts but everyday life and practices, threatening not only governments and militaries but also societies and individuals. To effectively combat these threats, NATO has adopted a 360-degree security approach to take a comprehensive look at these threats from every direction. Such an approach has put hybrid, emerging, and human-centric threats at the center of NATO’s security strategy alongside its three core tasks. This approach has led NATO to expand its priorities, including topics such a disinformation, climate change, and gender-sensitive approaches.
Our event aims to bring together policymakers, decision-makers, academia, civil society, students, and the public for a one-day event on NATO’s 360-degree security approach as the Alliance celebrates its 75th anniversary. Following a discussion of NATO's major priorities and challenges throughout its 75-year legacy, the event will consist of three panels of experts who focus on more specific subjects relevant to NATO’s updated security focus: dis/misinformation, women, peace, and security (WPS), and climate security. As these topics are rarely viewed in Türkiye through a security lens, let alone as priorities for NATO, this event seeks to encourage participants to think about NATO specifically and security more generally in a broader context in line with NATO’s 360-degree security approach.
Please mark your calendars for this event, which will take place both in person and online. The event will be held in English with simultaneous translation to Turkish.
More details will follow soon. We hope that you can join us for this lively discussion!
Program
9:00 Arrival of Participants
9:30–9:40 Welcoming Remarks
9:40–10:30 Panel I: NATO at 75
Speakers:
Ahmet Uzumcu, Former Permanent Representative of Türkiye to NATO, 2002–2004
Fatih Ceylan, Former Permanent Representative of Türkiye to NATO, 2013–2018
Huseyin Dirioz, Former NATO Assistant Secretary General for Defense Policy and Planning
Moderator: Megan Gisclon, Istanbul Policy Center
10:30–11:15 Q&A
11:15–11:30 Coffee Break
11:30–12:15 Panel II: Dis/misinformation
Speakers:
Akin Unver, Associate Professor of International Relations at Ozyegin University
Gaiana Iuksel, Associate Professor of Journalism at Istanbul University
Moderator: Samuele Carlo Ayrton Abrami, 2024/25 Mercator-IPC Fellow
12:00–12:45 Q&A
12:45–13:45 Lunch
13:45–14:30 Panel III: Women, Peace and Security
Speakers:
Oleksandra Matviichuk, Centre for Civil Liberties (Online)
Selver Sahin, Co-founder of SDG5 Research Network
Yuliya Biletska, Associate Professor of International Relations at Karabuk University
Moderator: Esra Dilek, Instructor at Ozyegin University; 2022/23 Mercator-IPC Fellow
14:30–15:15 Q&A
15:15–15:30 Coffee Break
15:30–16:15 Panel IV: Climate Security
Speakers:
Matthew Bryza, Managing Director, Straife
Johanna Stromquist, Consul General of Sweden in Istanbul
Mithat Rende, Former Chief Negotiator for Climate Change, Turkey
Moderator: Basar Baysal, Associate Professor of International Relations at Ankara Science
University; 2023/24 Mercator-IPC Fellow
16:15–17:00 Q&A
17:00–17:15 Closing Remarks
