Virtually moderated The Aspen Institute Romania’s Bucharest Forum 2020, interviewing H.E. Mr. Valdis Dombrovskis, Executive Vice-President, European Commission, on “Geo-political and economic disruptions” of the COVID-19 pandemic on Oct. 9th. On Oct. 16th, moderated Day 7 panel “Investing in defense for economic recovery or the other way around?” centered on the COVID-19 pandemic impact on defense spending, with Sorin Ducaru, Director, European Union Satellite Center; Ben Hodges, Pershing Chair in Strategic Studies, Center for European Policy Analysis; Harlan Ullman, Chairman, The Killowen Group and Radu Tudor, Political and Military Analyst.