It is crunch-time for European defence establishments. Faced with a rapidly changing world and budgetary constraints, military planners must find innovative solutions to prepare for the future.Anticipating the strategic choices ahead, the Royal Netherlands Air Force commissioned a HCSS study entitled Taking the High Ground - Airpower in the Netherlands: a vision of the future 2015 - 2025. This joint IES-HCSS Policy Forum provides a venue for analysing the future role of airpower and exploring the options for multinational cooperation.The Policy Forum starts at 15:00 sharp in the facilities of the Institute for European Studies at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel. Participation is open to all but due to space limitations, registration is mandatory.