Tuesday February 18th at 6pm UK time; 7pm CET; 1pm EST

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Donald Trump has returned to the presidency demanding that NATO nations increase their military spending to 5% of GDP, and threatening massive tariffs. His commitments to NATO remain uncertain, and his administration is changing the previous US approach to the Ukraine War, pursuing ceasefire-related dialogue with Russia. His “America First” agenda includes a $100 billion increase in the Pentagon’s already gargantuan budget.

What are the implications for Euro-American relations with Russia, for NATO or pressures for an independent European military, for the US, European, and world economies? How should US and European peace movements respond? Join us to discuss these crucial issues with our expert panel.

Niamh Ni Bhriain coordinates TNI’s War and Pacification programme, which focuses on the permanent state of war and pacification of resistance. She holds an LLM in International Human Rights Law from the Irish Centre for Human Rights at the National University of Ireland Galway (NUIG).

Reiner Braun  served as General Secretary of the International Peace Bureau. He has decades of experience in the German and European peace movements, was deeply involved in the Max Plank Institute’s planning for the Einstein Year, and he has been a leading figure in the promotion of Common Security diplomacy.

Michael Klare is a visiting fellow of the Arms Control Association, secretary of its board of directors, emeritus professor of the Five Colleges Peace and World Security Studies programme at Hampshire College, and a regular contributor for The Nation magazine.

Facilitated by Kate Hudson, Vice-President, Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament.

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Organizers: International Peace Bureau; Campaign for Peace, Disarmament and Common Security; and the No to War – No to NATO Network

Co-Sponsor: Massachusetts Peace Action