RUSI–FES British–German Dialogue on Defence and Security 2019
2 August 2019Long Read
A report of the 2019 iteration of the British–German Defence and Security Dialogue, hosted by RUSI and Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung.
On 7 March 2019, RUSI and the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) hosted a half-day workshop. This brought together leading UK and German parliamentarians, and leading security and defence experts from both countries to discuss the most salient threats to European security. The workshop was divided into two sessions:
- Home Alone? Organising Security in Europe in Times of Insecure Alliances.
- How to Deal with Russia?
Two subject specialists, one from the UK and the other from Germany, delivered opening remarks at the start of each session. This was followed by political remarks from a member of the House of Commons and a member of the Bundestag. Each session then moved into unattributable group discussion.