frederick kempe: good morning and welcome. thank you for joining us. i am frederick kempe of the atlantic council. morning and welcome. thank you all for joining us. i am the president and ceo of the atlantic council.

frederick kempe: good morning and welcome. thank you for joining us. i am frederick kempe of the atlantic council. morning and welcome. thank you all for joining us. i am the president and ceo of the atlantic council. it's my way pleasure to welcome youy pleasure to welcome today on the discussion of diplomacy in the future of european security. i would like to extend a special welcome to our esteemed speakers, first and foremost, the secretary general for security and cooperation in europe. the secretary general is joined by a member of the panel of eminent persons on european is a common project professor. he also served as president of the chicago council on global affairs, our partner organization for today's event. i would also like to welcome the distinguished guest we have today. forgive me if i don't have all of you in my notes. this discussion comes at a time of uncertainty in european history to say the very least. more than a quarter-century after the fall of the berlin wall, the strategic questions of political divergence is emerged. lookin

the frederick kempe of atlantic council.easure to welcome you to the role on diplomacy in the future of european security. i would like to extend a special welcome to the esteemed speakers, first and foremost, the secretary-general of the organization for security and operation in europe, great to have you with us. the secretary-general is joined by a member of the panel of the persons on european security as a common project. professor adam rumsfeld, barbara hearing, surrogate, not the -- sergei kapanaza, and a member of the atlantic council, serving as a member of the chicago board as well. i would like to welcome distinguished guests today. forgive me if i don't have all of you in my notes, but i know that the board member jan is belgium, nicaragua, switzerland, and lithuania. a timescussion comes at of uncertainty in european history to say the very least. more than a quarter century after the fall of the berlin wall, strategic questions that emerged in the immediate postwar -- post-cold war era showed differences. looki