# PANEL 1: Europe’s strategic dilemma in a shifting

Source: https://ras-nsa.ca/en/democratic-allies-defence-cooperation-to-counter-authoritarianism-in-a-shifting-world/
Modified: 2021-11-23

**PANEL 1**: Europe's strategic dilemma in a shifting

Host : [Jonathan Paquin](https://ras-nsa.ca/fr/expert/jonathan-paquin-2/) (Laval University)

U.S allies' defence cooperation in times of international uncertainty

Chair and discussant : **Alexander Lanoszka** (University of Waterloo)

Panelists:

**Olivier Schmit**t ( University of Southern Denmark)

The reluctant ally. France's security partnerships and transatlantic relations

**Dominika Kunertova** (ETH Zürich)

Europe's american strategy : greater autonomy, better allies

**Andrew Dorman** ( King's College)

Balancing military and economic needs : the United Kingdom in an uncertain world

**Richard Giguère** (Brigadier-General ( retired))

Surprise is a principle of war