Dr Benedetta Berti is the Secretary General of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly. She previously served as Director of Policy Planning in the Office of the Secretary General at NATO (2018-2025). Benedetta is Associate Researcher at the Centre for Security, Diplomacy and Strategy at Vrije Universiteit Brussels, Visiting Professor at the College of Europe and a Senior Fellow at the Foreign Policy Research Institute. An Eisenhower Global Fellow and a TED Senior Fellow, Benedetta has, in the past decade, held research and teaching positions at West Point, The Institute for National Security Studies, and Tel Aviv University, among others. Dr Berti is the author of four books, including Armed Political Organizations: from Conflict to Integration (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2013). Her work and research have notably appeared, in Foreign Policy, Foreign Affairs, The National Interest, The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times; as well as in Civil Wars, Democratization, Government & Opposition, Mediterranean Politics, The Middle East Journal, Parameters, Studies in Conflict and Terrorism, Terrorism and Political Violence. She holds a BA in Oriental Studies from the University of Bologna, and an MA and PhD in International Relations from The Fletcher School (Tufts University).
Thursday 6
15.30 - 16.10
Rearming Europe's Defence: The Response to a Multipolar World
Paul-Henri Spaak Room | Sofitel Brussels Europe Hotel
The discussion explores the significant financial, military, and political investments Europe would need to make, and the strategic repercussions it would face, if it had to assume primary responsibility for its own defense in a scenario with reduced U.S. military commitment.