With the summit in the rear-view mirror (and summer on the horizon!), Bruce and Mariana wrap up the podcast series by testing their knowledge of the key decisions that NATO Leaders took at the summit. They also share their favourite anecdotes f...

In this episode, Bruce and Mariana speak to Güldener Sonumut, a Turkish journalist who has covered Summits for over 20 years. He gives insights into how he decides what questions to ask and explains the process from preparing for a summit to pu...

In this episode, Bruce and Mariana speak to those who are on the right track to become NATO-experts in the future – the interns and the temps. Together, they reminisce about their own intern experiences, the path towards becoming a temp (someon...

In this episode, Bruce and Mariana speak to Benedetta Berti, the head of the Policy Planning Unit and a NATO 2030 expert. Benedetta walks us through the NATO 2030 agenda that was endorsed by the leaders at the Summit and explains NATO’s actions...

A facility manager, a security officer, an interpreter and a technician walk into a NATO summit – and the punchline is that you never notice how much work they put in, only the flawless flow of this major event! In this episode, Bruce and Maria...

In this episode, Bruce and Mariana talk with Paulina Brunn and Veronika Datzer, who both study International Relations at Freie Universität Berlin. They were on the winning team of NATO’s first Policy Hackathon, which brought together over eigh...

In this episode, Bruce and Mariana speak to Tania Lațici, a policy analyst at the European Parliamentary Research Service (the in-house think tank of the European Parliament) and a NATO 2030 Young Leader. The NATO 2030 Young Leaders are a diver...

On this episode, Bruce and Mariana speak to Dylan White. Dylan is a Press Officer and occasionally steps in as NATO’s Acting Spokesperson, speaking on the record for the Alliance. We find out how NATO’s press office works with hundreds of journ...

On this episode, Bruce and Mariana speak to Steve Derden, who works on protocol and events at NATO Headquarters in Brussels. Steve has worked at NATO for more than nine years and has been involved in the past five summits. He answers a...

Welcome to “NATO Summit Behind the Scenes”, the show where we pull back the curtain and explore all the backstage machinery that goes into a NATO summit. In each episode, your hosts Bruce and Mariana will speak to guests from in...