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Conference organized by the Austro-French Centre (CFA) and IFRI.
With Peter JANKOWITSCH, Secretary General, Austro-French Centre; Dominique DAVID, Executive Director, French Institute for International Relations (IFRI); Sandra FRAUENBERGER, Vienna City Executive Councillor for Integration; H.E. Philippe CARRÉ, Ambassador of France to Austria (t.b.c.); H.E. Heinz FISCHER, Federal President of the Republic of Austria; Eliane MOSSE, Counsellor of the Austro-French Centre at IFRI and Hans STARK, Counsellor of the Austro-French Centre at IFRI.
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Nuclear Sharing in Europe: A Contested Policy That Endures
Since the end of the Cold War, the number of US nuclear weapons stationed in Europe has fallen more than seventy-fold, yet their presence in Belgium, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, and Turkey remains a quiet pillar of NATO's deterrence posture. This "nuclear sharing" arrangement, central to the Alliance since its founding, has long been contested by public opinion, political parties, and civil society across Europe, without ever being abandoned by host governments. This paradox lies at the heart of the seminar: why does such an unpopular policy persist?