Shifting Transatlantic Relationships: The Uncertain Future of NATO

Please note that this event will be taking place at the University of Chicago John W. Boyer Center in Paris, France and will not be available for virtual attendance. 

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While the United States pulls back on foreign support, selectively engages in military and economic activity, and looks more concertedly at its own hemisphere, NATO is at a turning point. European nations are moving swiftly to secure their own interests and are increasingly willing to do so without US support – with the EU taking on debt to fund defense spending for its members and mobilizing military capabilities to support Ukraine. How does this affect European security, the NATO military alliance, and the health of historic transatlantic relations. What will the NATO Alliance look like in 10 years?  Can it survive these tensions? Should it? 

Moderated by Director of the Institute of Politics, John F. Kirby.

This event is free and open to the public. Reception to follow the panel discussion.

Made possible by a gift from Suzy and Sadek Wahba.

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Wednesday, April 15, 2026

7:00 p.m. CET

The University of Chicago John W. Boyer Center in Paris