TODAY | We'll be hosting an #FoEDebate as part of the 2020 #SecJam, a global online security brainstorm hosted by @IBM & @pfpconsortium! We'll be tackling the global role of the EU post #COVID-19 https://bit.ly/35IpSrI 

For today’s #SecJam #FoEDebate, we’re delighted to be welcoming
- @policefederale’s Saad Amrani
- @GermanyNATO Amb. Hans-Dieter Lucas
- @UNHABITAT’s @VictorKisob
- @PlanEU’s @Sean_A_Maguire
- @AtlanticCouncil’s @stefostefanini https://bit.ly/35IpSrI 

Also contributing at today’s #SecJam #FoEDebate, we’re honoured to have
- @HybridCoE’s Teija Tiilikainen
- Admiral Giampaolo Di Paola
- General Sir Rupert Smith
- @rddc_dk’s Dorthe Bach Nyemann
- @CntrClimSec’s @GoodmanSherri https://bit.ly/35IpSrI 

Our forum is hosted with the support of @bicrhr, @HybridCoE, @EUROMILeurope, @CidobBarcelona, @BertelsmannSt and @SFCG_ #SecJam https://bit.ly/35IpSrI 

Friends of Europe is thankful for the opportunity to be part of the 2020 #SecJam. We look forward to an inspiring discussion over the next three days! #FoEDebate

On the agenda for the 3-day #FoEDebate #SecJam: EU-US relations, NATO, #China, the EU neighbourhood and resilience. Our Senior Fellow Jamie Shea has more below! https://bit.ly/2zvdG1y 

Opening up today's #FoEDebate at the #SecJam, @policefederale’s Saad Amrani comments on the systemic risks facing the #EU, and calls for the development of strategic #foresight.

At today's #SecJam #FoEDebate, @GermanyNATO Amb. Hans-Dieter Lucas highlights three areas where the #EU & #NATO can work together against #COVID19: tackling disinformation, increasing solidarity, and enhancing practical cooperation.

How should we go about creating healthy, climate-friendly, resilient cities? @UNHABITAT’s Deputy Executive Director @VictorKisob cautions that 95% of #COVID19 cases were registered in urban areas. This pandemic highlights the need to rethink city planning. #SecJam #FoEDebate

Can the EU put #GenderEquality at the heart of its Covid response? @PlanGlobal's @Sean_A_Maguire explains how this pandemic can help the shift towards a human-centred foreign policy which acknowledges marginalised communities. #SecJam #FoEDebate

#Disinformation campaigns present a serious threat to democratic societies. @HybridCoE's Teija Tiilikainen argues that the EU will need to develop its strategic communication to remain resilient. #SecJam #FoEDebate

The concept of 'strategic #autonomy' has been at the heart of many EU security debates. To achieve this, General Sir Rupert Smith suggests an autonomous EU Command, Control and Information System and EU forces with a joint expeditionary capability. #SecJam #FoEDebate

The US and the EU have not always seen eye to eye on #COVID19. How can we mend ties? Admiral Giampaolo Di Paola calls for a renewed approach to transatlantic relations, moving towards a new political and military strategic partnership. #FoEDebate #SecJam

Today's #SecJam #FoEDebate will include the @AmbassadeurSE, @NathalieTocci, @VCDNP’s Angela Kane, @HeliKlaar, EUCT's Gilles de Kerchove, @Amb_Niemiec, @Lithuanian_MoD's Raimundas Karoblis, @eu_near’s Maciej Popowski & @EmmanuelJacob13. Stay tuned! https://bit.ly/35IpSrI 

While many #EU member states faced #Corona with national policies, Amb. Veronika Wand-Danielsson explains how the EU can come out stronger through new digital solutions and increased research cooperation. #SecJam #FoEDebate

We are stronger together than we are alone. Director @iaionline @NathalieTocci insists that - faced with the enormity of global challenges - "hibernation is not an option for European foreign policy". #SecJam #FoEDebate

Devising a global response to #COVID19 has been no easy task. Angela Kane of @VCDNP & @sciencespo highlights that UN Secretary-General Guterres has called for a global ceasefire, a debt moratorium and sanctions relief, but UNSC divides have hindered action. #SecJam #FoEDebate

#Cybersecurity is of the utmost importance during these #COVID19 times. Estonia's Ambassador at Large for Cyber Diplomacy Heli Tiirmaa-Klaar ( @HeliKlaar) calls for strengthening the stability of cyberspace through international law. #SecJam #FoEDebate

With the new challenges posed by #COVID19, CTBTO Head Lassina Zerbo ( @SinaZerbo) calls on the EU to promote: a global platform for science diplomacy, and the adoption & entry into force of multilateral agreements for global peace and security. #SecJam #FoEDebate

How can we strengthen resilience against terrorism? Gilles de Kerchove, EU Counter-Terrorism Coordinator, calls for continued efforts against online terrorist content and concrete action to prevent the rise of new forms of violent extremism. #SecJam #FoEDebate

If the #EU wants to get out of this crisis stronger than it went in, Amb. Rolf Nikel ( @Amb_Niemiec), suggests a recovery that serves European strategic interests, a stronger industrial policy, focus on resilience, solidarity & external cohesion. #SecJam #FoEDebate

To tackle the current crisis, Lithuanian Minister of Defence Mr. Raimundas Karoblis ( @Lithuanian_MoD) proposes the #EU adopt a policy of responsibility through defence commitments, resilience through strategic autonomy, and readiness through R&D. #SecJam #FoEDebate

How can the EU ensure that #COVID19 does not put too heavy a strain on member states' supply chains? @eu_near's Deputy Director-General, Maciej Popowski, calls for building resilience into the European response to the crisis. #SecJam #FoEDebate

The #COVID19 crisis has brought about new challenges for our military forces. @EUROMILeurope President Emanuel Jacob ( @EmmanuelJacob13) highlights the need for leaders to find the right balance between security, health and economic considerations. #SecJam #FoEDebate

We are seeing a decline in trust, with states choosing military competition over cooperation. UN Under-Secretary-General Izumi Nakamitsu ( @INakamitsu) calls on the EU to advocate restraint and dialogue, and show leadership in the next NPT Review Conference #SecJam #FoEDebate

Today's #SecJam #FoEDebate will feature @MJvanDeelen, @nuclearban's @BeaFihn, @CidobBarcelona's @polmorilla, North Macedonia's @Sekerinska, the Commission's @DespinaSpanou, @FundacjaIBiS’ Grzegorz Malecki and @rccint’s @MajlindaBregu. Stay tuned!
https://bit.ly/35IpSrI 

Nuclear proliferation is still a threat in #COVID19 times. Marjolijn van Deelen ( @MJvanDeelen) warns that the risk of miscalculation could increase due to less interpersonal contact. The EU needs to invest in strong security and support multilateral solutions. #SecJam #FoEDebate

#COVID19 has exposed the need to refocus security priorities. Executive Director of ICAN ( @nuclearban) Beatrice Fihn ( @BeaFihn) notes that governments waste billions on nuclear weapons every year. Why not refocus those resources on health, education or climate? #SecJam #FoEDebate

At the #SecJam #FoEDebate, @CidobBarcelona Director
@polmorillas offers lessons learned on #COVID19 so far, such as: no political regime has a monopoly on 'good management', populism is here to stay, and we need a new political pact for Europe.
https://bit.ly/2LqrRYl