Alina has extensive experience in security studies, with a focus on Eastern Europe and trans-Atlantic relations. She is an active practitioner, having run the German Marshall Fund Black Sea regional office in Bucharest for 15 years, Freedom House office in Ukraine in 2004, the NDI office in Russia in 2000-2004. Alina holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Bucharest and a Master’s in Public Policy from the Woodrow Wilson School at Princeton University. She is fluent in English and Russian in addition to her native Romanian.
Tuesday 18
16.15 - 16.55
European Sentry: What does Europe need to protect its Eastern flank?
National Museum of Art
The panel will examine NATO’s rapid Eastern Sentry response to Russian drone incursions in Poland, assessing whether it marks real deterrence or a temporary signal. Discussion will focus on what material, financial, and policy commitments are still needed to secure Europe’s Eastern border — and where progress and shortfalls stand today.