House of Lords, Wednesday 6 July 2022
Subject: Defence concepts and capabilities: from aspiration to reality
Questions from Lord Alton:
Lord Alton asked Prof Jamie Shea, former NATO Assistant Secretary General, whether the EU with a combined budget of €14.45 trillion is paying its way in collective defence and whether we risk losing US support if too great a burden falls on their shoulders and those of the U.K.
Witness: Professor Jamie Shea, NATO Deputy Assistant Secretary General for Emerging Security Challenges (2010 – 2018);
Lord Alton asked Georgina Wright, of the Institut Montaigne, about President Macron’s commitment to NATO, and how the French see the threat from China.
Witness: Georgina Wright, Senior Fellow and Director, Europe Program, Institut Montaigne;
