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International Conference organized by the Austro-French Centre (CFA) and IFRI.
With Peter JANKOWITSCH, Secretary General, Austro-French Centre; Eliane MOSSE, Counsellor of the Austro-French Centre at IFRI; Dominique DAVID, Executive Director, Ifri; Sanja TIŠMA, Director of IMO; H.E. Manuel SALAZAR PALMA, Ambassador of Spain to Croatia; Hannes SWOBODA, MEP, Parliament‘s Rapporteur on Croatia (Video Message); Ursula PLASSNIK, former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Deputy; Pierre LELLOUCHE, Minister of State for European Affairs (Video Message, tbc); H.E. Ivan SIMONOVIC, Minister of Justice of the Republic of Croatia; H.E. Jadranka KOSOR, Prime Minister of the Republic of Croatia (tbc); H.E. Ivo JOSIPOVIC, President of the Republic of Croatia (tbc).
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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?