NATO Through Time
Why were there 12 founding NATO members?
What is Article 5, and why was it only invoked once in all of NATO’s history?
Why wasn’t NATO dissolved like the Warsaw Pact after the Cold War ended?
What is Article 5, and why was it only invoked once in all of NATO’s history?
Why wasn’t NATO dissolved like the Warsaw Pact after the Cold War ended?
The NATO Through Time podcast features diverse voices from NATO member countries – including former Presidents, Prime Ministers, Foreign and Defence Ministers, military officers, NATO officials, historians, journalists and young citizens – answering these questions and reflecting on NATO’s past, present and future.
Episodes
7 episodes
9/11 and Article 5 with former NATO Secretary General Lord Robertson
How is Article 5 of the North Atlantic Treaty triggered, and what happens once it’s activated? How did the 9/11 terrorist attacks impact both the United States and its NATO Allies, and why did NATO respond the way it did? What...
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Episode 6
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48:39
NATO’s open door (2004) with former President of Latvia Dr Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga
Why did the Baltic States and other countries of Central and Eastern Europe choose to join NATO after the end of the Cold War?Why was the 2004 enlargement of NATO known as the “Big Bang” enlargement?How do NATO’s smaller member countrie...
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Episode 5
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37:40
NATO's open door (1999) with the former Hungarian Foreign Minister and former Czech Ambassador
Why did NATO open its door to former Warsaw Pact adversaries after the end of the Cold War? What was the process for Czechia, Hungary and Poland to join the Alliance? How has NATO changed in the 25 years since this historic en...
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Episode 4
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43:41
A transatlantic alliance with former Deputy Secretary General Rose Gottemoeller
Why is NATO important for the United States?Are we in a more dangerous nuclear situation than we were during the Cold War?What is the credible path back to peace in Europe?What was the significance of serving as the first woman and ...
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Episode 3
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40:24
A political-military alliance with Lt Gen Hans-Werner Wiermann
How do the political and military sides of NATO work together?What lessons are NATO militaries learning from Russia’s war against Ukraine? How does an alliance of 32 countries combine their armed forces into one integrated military...
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Episode 2
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41:17
Who leads NATO? with Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg
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 ep...
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Episode 1
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