embassy events 2007 

University Official Speaks in Warsaw on Future of NATO
 

13 December 2007

Director Chalmer at the Institute for Strategic Studies

Lawrence R. Chalmer, Director of the NATO Staff Officer Orientation Course at the National Defense University in Washington, D.C., visited Poland from December 5-7, 2007 to speak about the future of NATO.  He first spoke at the Institute for Strategic Studies in Krakow and then at the Department of European Studies, Jagiellonian University in Przegorzaly.  In Warsaw, Chalmer gave a presentation on NATO and security policy to a group of security policy analysts at the Polish Institute of International Affairs.  Discussion focused on the future of NATO and the U.S. approach to future security challenges. Participants outlined their views on the main problems and goals for NATO summits in 2008 (Bucharest) and 2009.  Chalmer also gave a presentation to a group of students entitled “NATO in the 21st Century – Expectations and Challenges,” at the American Studies Center of Warsaw University.  Students asked questions about how U.S. participation shapes NATO, Polish participation, and how NATO will address future issues related to treaties and cooperation with Russia. 

Chalmer also visited the National Defense University and met with Rector Brigadier General Janusz Krecikij to discuss global security risks, issues concerning Ukraine accession to NATO, and the complexity of NATO-Russia relations.  Later, at the Military University of Technology, Chalmer met with Rector Brigadier General Adam Sowa, Vice-Rectors, Department Chairs, and other notable professors to discuss the U.S. viewpoint on future challenges for NATO and the development of military education and potential areas of collaboration between the Chalmer's and Sowa's institutions.  For additional information on Chalmer's visit, please go to the Military University of Technology’s web page.