NATO Through Time

Who leads NATO? with Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg

May 01, 2024 Season 1 Episode 1
Who leads NATO? with Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg
NATO Through Time
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NATO Through Time
Who leads NATO? with Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg
May 01, 2024 Season 1 Episode 1

What are the main responsibilities of the NATO Secretary General?
How and why did Jens Stoltenberg become the head of the Organization?
How has NATO changed over the past decade, and what does its future look like? 

In this episode, Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg reflects on his time at NATO over the past 10 years. He shares the personal motivations that led him to accept the job after serving as Prime Minister of Norway, and how his parents' values and his own political activity as a young man shaped his views of NATO. 

He also gives a preview of the main topics that will be on the agenda at the 2024 NATO Summit, taking place in Washington, D.C. in July. 

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What are the main responsibilities of the NATO Secretary General?
How and why did Jens Stoltenberg become the head of the Organization?
How has NATO changed over the past decade, and what does its future look like? 

In this episode, Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg reflects on his time at NATO over the past 10 years. He shares the personal motivations that led him to accept the job after serving as Prime Minister of Norway, and how his parents' values and his own political activity as a young man shaped his views of NATO. 

He also gives a preview of the main topics that will be on the agenda at the 2024 NATO Summit, taking place in Washington, D.C. in July. 

Introduction
What are the main duties of the Secretary General?
Why did you take the job in 2014?
How did your parents influence your views of NATO?
Has NATO enlargement provoked Russia?
Will NATO enlarge beyond Europe?
What's on the agenda of the upcoming NATO summit?
Why is NATO a good deal for the United States?
What are some key moments of your time as Secretary General?
Interview wrap-up + thanks
Post-interview discussion with co-hosts