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.
Podcasting since 2024 • 11 episodes
NATO Through Time
Latest Episodes
NATO 2099 with Dr Florence Gaub
How can we accurately predict future events?How do we persuade political leaders to look beyond the next couple of years? What lies ahead for NATO, in the coming years and in the distant future? In th...
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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41:50
NATO's newest members with former President of Finland Sauli Niinistö
What is the difference between NATO members and partners? Why did Finland and Sweden set aside decades of neutrality and apply for NATO membership in 2022? What can Finland’s experience living next-door to Russia, and its 900,...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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47:11
NATO's missions with General Jennie Carignan
Why does NATO conduct missions outside of its territory? What were the different aims and lessons learned of NATO’s missions in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Afghanistan and Iraq? What is Canada’s role in a transatlantic alliance th...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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34:54
NATO’s open door (2009) with former President of Croatia Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović
What was it like learning about NATO while growing up in the former Yugoslavia? Why did NATO launch “out-of-area” operations in the Western Balkans following the breakup of Yugoslavia in the 1990s? What was the road to NATO me...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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40:12
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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Season 1
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Episode 6
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48:39