‘Defeating Aggressive Powers: A New Era of Warfare and Resilience’

The Baltic Military Conference 2025, titled ‘Defeating Aggressive Powers: A New Era of Warfare and Resilience’, examined key issues including the role of deterrence in modern warfare, the future of conflict, the development of credible deterrence and defence capabilities, strategies for accelerating defence industry growth through strategic commitments, and the strengthening of transatlantic security.

The Conference convened senior political and military leaders to examine critical strategic and defence challenges and featured a distinguished roster of high-level speakers: H.E. Gitanas Nausėda, President of the Republic of Lithuania; Andrius Kubilius, European Commissioner for Defence and Space; Lieutenant General (German Army) Jürgen-Joachim von Sandrart, Former Commander of Multinational Corps Northeast; Rear Admiral Placido Torresi, Deputy Chief of Staff, Multi-Domain Force Development, Allied Command Transformation; Admiral Sir Keith E. Blount KCB OBE, Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe (DSACEUR); Major General John R. Pippy, the Adjutant General of the Pennsylvania National Guard, United States; General (ret.) Sir Patrick Sanders KCB CBE DSO, Former Chief of the General Staff, the British Army; Lieutenant General Andreas Hoppe, German Vice Chief of Defence.

Main outcomes of the Baltic Military Conference 2025:

• The European Union’s objective to complement NATO entails strengthening its own defence capabilities and assuming greater responsibility for security through European mechanisms.
• Ukraine remains a cornerstone of Europe’s security architecture, and sustained support for Ukraine is recognized as a strategic imperative.
• Effective NATO deterrence depends on the integration of credible military capabilities, clear political signalling, strategic communication, application of economic sanctions, and the capacity to counter hybrid threats.
• Key priority areas for translating NATO’s strategic commitments into concrete measures include: the enhancement of arsenals, the expansion of supply capacities, the optimisation of resource utilisation, the development of energy resilience, and the effective implementation of collective commitments.
• Europe continues to confront challenges in defence sector coordination. Fragmented demand, slow adoption of innovation, and cautious investment hinder the transformation of the defence industry into a resilient and responsive system. The development of a more flexible, agile, and closely integrated European defence sector, aligned with national strategies, is essential.