The future of NATO, with retired French Gen. Philippe Lavigne
Release Date: 06/09/2025
Conflicts to watch in 2026
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Paul Scharre explains the global AI arms race
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Rep. Rob Wittman
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Jon Wolfsthal and “A House of Dynamite”
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Europe’s “drone wall”
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“The Wounded Generation” by David Nasaw
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Europe's growing defense industry
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Highlights from AFA's Air, Space & Cyber Conference
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How drone warfare is changing
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Alpine Eagle's Jan-Hendrik Boelens
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- Philippe Lavigne, a retired French general, was Chief of Staff of the French Air and Space Force from 2018 to 2021, then NATO's transformation chief for three years.
As media partner for this year's 20th edition of the GLOBSEC Forum in Prague, Defense One is sharing a series of special pre-conference interviews exploring the future of defense, technological innovation, the changing battlefield and geopolitical upheaval.