Janne Haaland Matlary is Professor of International Politics, Department of Political Science, University of Oslo, and at the Norwegian Defence University College. She was Under Secretary of State 1997-2000, and she is an expert member of the Norwegian parliament’s commission tasked with proposing changes to the Norwegian Constitution. She is also a member of the Norwegian MFA’s Security Policy Commission, and she has published widely on European integration and transatlantic relations. Magnus Petersson is Professor in Modern History at the Norwegian Institute for Defence Studies. In 1998/2008 he was Lecturer, Head of Research and Development and Director of Studies at the Swedish National Defence College, and during 2012-2013 he is a Visiting Scholar at the Department of International Relations, Boston University. He has published books and articles on Nordic security, defence transformation and transatlantic relations. Free and open to the public. Refreshments will be served.