OverviewA Conversation with Lieutenant General John Nicholson, Commander, Allied Land Command, NATO, Izmir, Turkey _ Friday, April 24, 2015 | 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. EDT EastWest Institute | 11 East 26th St., 20th Fl., New York, NY 10010 A light lunch will be served. _ In 2014, major European security crises emerged on two fronts–Russia/Ukraine and the appearance and expansion of ISIS in the Middle East: The rift between the West and Russia is a post-Cold War turning point for NATO. Russian military exercises and troop build-up on the Ukraine border have unsettled Eastern European members of the Alliance. ISIS is fighting on NATO’s border. As Turkey is a member of NATO, ISIS represents a credible threat to a the alliance member. Lt. Gen. Nicholson leads all NATO land forces in Europe, with operational responsibility for land-based threats. He will provide his perspective on how these two ongoing crises are impacting NATO and the Land Command and possible responses. _ Click here to read Lt. Gen. Nicholson's full bio. How to JoinCall in information is as follows: Toll-Free Number: +1-866-740-1260 (U.S. & Canada) Toll Number: +1-303-248-0285 International Toll-Free Numbers can be found at http://www.readytalk.com/intl (or email us for the toll-free number specific to your locale) Participant Code: 8244144 _ For more information, please contact Mara O’Connell at +1-212-824-4144 or mo@ewi.info
