World Focus from Brussels
The World Focus from Brussels podcast covers international politics, defence, security, culture and anything else of global interest. Policy analyst and reporter Sveinn Helgason dives into the latest on the international scene, speaking with experts and all sorts of people. In a challenging security environment it has never been as important to understand the world we live in, listening to top experts analysis. World Focus from Brussels gets to the heart of the matter, wherever an interesting story needs to be told and provides the necessary background. You can find World Focus from Brussels on Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts.
World Focus from Brussels
Sound advice from a military leader - Admiral Rob Bauer's term as the Chair of the NATO Military Committee
On 17 January, Admiral Rob Bauer from the Netherlands finished his term as Chair of the NATO Military Committee, after serving for three and a half years as NATO’s senior military official. His successor is Admiral Cavo Dragone from Italy. This episode focuses on Admiral Bauer’s time in this important post. He was the senior military spokesperson for the Alliance on all military matters and the principal military adviser to the NATO Secretary General, first Jens Stoltenberg and then Mark Rutte. We hear clips from Admiral Bauer's speeches, interviews and press conferences.
Effective deterrence rests on strong military capabilities and political will. The sound advice of military leaders to politicians in democracies is crucial. It is also important that high ranking military officers are able to engage the public – that the voice of the military can be clearly heard in discussions on defence and security in an increasingly divided and dangerous world. Admiral Bauer has been an example of that - greatly contributing to NATO's collective defence and unity.