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Dec 17, 2025 03:00 P.M CET Belgrade, Ljubljana, Vienna
The Institute for National and International Security (INIS), together with the Paterson Chair in Security and Intelligence at the University of Bar Ilan, is pleased to invite you to an expert webinar dedicated to the newly released U.S. National Security Strategy. This pivotal document signals significant shifts in American global posture. It introduces a new strategic framework with wide-ranging consequences for Europe, the Western Balkans, NATO, and the broader international security system.
This webinar will offer a structured and analytical overview of the Strategy, focusing on its most consequential elements, including:
• Redefinition of U.S. Strategic Priorities and Global Commitments
We will examine how Washington is recalibrating its foreign and security policy goals, the emerging hierarchy of threats, and the strategic sectors where the United States is expanding—or reducing—its engagement.
• A Changing U.S. Approach to Europe and NATO
The Strategy reflects signals of a partial strategic retrenchment, raising important questions about the future of the transatlantic relationship, burden-sharing, and the resilience of NATO’s eastern flank.
• Implications for Eastern Europe and Transatlantic Security
The discussion will address how the strategic realignment affects regional security, deterrence dynamics, military posture, and the political landscape across Eastern Europe and the Western Balkans.
• The Emerging Balance of Power: U.S., Russia, and China
The session will explore the evolving triangle of great-power competition, focusing on how the Strategy envisions managing simultaneous challenges posed by Russia’s revisionism and China’s global ambitions.
• Risks and Opportunities for Smaller States
We will highlight the implications of these geopolitical shifts for small and mid-sized states, including new vulnerabilities, potential areas of leverage, and the importance of strategic adaptability.
Moderator: Dr Darko Trifunovic, director of the INIS
Speakers:
1. Dr Shlomo Spiro, Bar Ilan University
2. Dr Ltc(r) Steve Oluic, INIS Senior Research Fellow
3. Dr.Eleni Kapsokoli, Senior Analyst in the Research Institute for European and American Studies (RIEAS) and INIS
The Institute for National and International Security is inviting you to a scheduled
Zoom meeting.
Topic: Understanding the New U.S. National Security Strategy
Time: Dec 17, 2025 03:00 PM Belgrade, Bratislava, Ljubljana
Join Zoom Meeting
https://zoom.us/j/94992979048?
Meeting ID: 949 9297 9048
Passcode: 182464
Join instructions
Share
Dec 17, 2025 03:00 P.M CET Belgrade, Ljubljana, Vienna
The Institute for National and International Security (INIS), together with the Paterson Chair in Security and Intelligence at the University of Bar Ilan, is pleased to invite you to an expert webinar dedicated to the newly released U.S. National Security Strategy. This pivotal document signals significant shifts in American global posture. It introduces a new strategic framework with wide-ranging consequences for Europe, the Western Balkans, NATO, and the broader international security system.
This webinar will offer a structured and analytical overview of the Strategy, focusing on its most consequential elements, including:
• Redefinition of U.S. Strategic Priorities and Global Commitments
We will examine how Washington is recalibrating its foreign and security policy goals, the emerging hierarchy of threats, and the strategic sectors where the United States is expanding—or reducing—its engagement.
• A Changing U.S. Approach to Europe and NATO
The Strategy reflects signals of a partial strategic retrenchment, raising important questions about the future of the transatlantic relationship, burden-sharing, and the resilience of NATO’s eastern flank.
• Implications for Eastern Europe and Transatlantic Security
The discussion will address how the strategic realignment affects regional security, deterrence dynamics, military posture, and the political landscape across Eastern Europe and the Western Balkans.
• The Emerging Balance of Power: U.S., Russia, and China
The session will explore the evolving triangle of great-power competition, focusing on how the Strategy envisions managing simultaneous challenges posed by Russia’s revisionism and China’s global ambitions.
• Risks and Opportunities for Smaller States
We will highlight the implications of these geopolitical shifts for small and mid-sized states, including new vulnerabilities, potential areas of leverage, and the importance of strategic adaptability.
Moderator: Dr Darko Trifunovic, director of the INIS
Speakers:
1. Dr Shlomo Spiro, Bar Ilan University
2. Dr Ltc(r) Steve Oluic, INIS Senior Research Fellow
3. Dr.Eleni Kapsokoli, Senior Analyst in the Research Institute for European and American Studies (RIEAS) and INIS
The Institute for National and International Security is inviting you to a scheduled
Zoom meeting.
Topic: Understanding the New U.S. National Security Strategy
Time: Dec 17, 2025 03:00 PM Belgrade, Bratislava, Ljubljana
Join Zoom Meeting
https://zoom.us/j/94992979048?
Meeting ID: 949 9297 9048
Passcode: 182464
Join instructions
