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?
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.
NATO Through Time
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 was the significance of NATO’s operations in Afghanistan and how did they change the Alliance?
In this episode, former NATO Secretary General Lord Robertson of Port Ellen shares his memories of 11 September 2001, and the historic months and years that followed, including the declaration of Article 5 of the North Atlantic Treaty and beginning of NATO operations in Afghanistan. He also discusses the difference between Allies’ involvement in Afghanistan and Iraq, the optimism for NATO-Russia relations in the early 2000s, and advice he would give to the incoming Secretary General.