Panel Session I—How to Win War with Russia?

Panel Session I—How to Win War with Russia? • Major General Piotr Błazeusz—Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Polish Armed Forces • Michael Kofman—Director of the Russia Studies Program, CNA • Kori Schake—Senior Fellow and Director of Foreign and Defense Policy Studies, American Enterprise Institute (AEI) • Alina Frolova—Deputy Chairperson, Centre for Defence Strategies; former Deputy Minister of Defence of Ukraine Moderator: Sharon Weinberger—National Security and Foreign Policy Editor, The Wall Street Journal Navigare necesse est because the world does not stop. The West is ridden with division, faltering political and economic potential, and—who would not admit—rather lost in the turbulent waters of the global ocean. To navigate well, first we must ask ourselves who are we: “The West”, “the Free World”, “a democratic community”? What binds us together 30 years after the fall of the Iron Curtain and the launch of building a Europe, one, whole, and at peace? The idea still remains unfinished business, as Europe is neither wholly one, nor whole and at peace, with war again back in the cards as a tool of achieving political aims. The answers will be of vital importance for our security and prosperity, as is the reinvigorated discussion on how we can cooperate closer and make our message attractive for the rest of the world. The European Union, the United States, and their like-minded partners have no other option but to find ways to coordinate action towards common strategic goals. Finding them will determine the West’s role in the current and future international system, given the assertive policies of authoritarian states and their aptness to shape the global order. But how united are we in thinking about global problems and phenomena? Are we ready to lead the fight with autocratic competitors, prevent the climate crisis and pandemics, stir the digital revolution, or have a just response to the crisis of globalization?