GPF Sen. Analyst Antonia Colibasanu moderated a panel at the 2025 Warsaw Security Forum in Poland co-organized by the New Strategy Center, on the topic of “Competitive Waters: Securing Europe’s Seas and Reviving Its Shipyards”. The panel explored maritime route security and the protection of critical infrastructure, strategies for revitalizing Europe’s shipyards through innovation, and opportunities for strengthening regional cooperation.

Speakers included Rear Admiral Marcel Neculae, Deputy Chief of the Romanian Naval Forces; Rear Admiral Krzysztof Jaworski, Commander of the Maritime Component, Poland; Rear Admiral (ret.) Rex Cox, Babcock International, UK; and Mats Wicksell, Saab, Sweden.