NATO enjoyed a surge in popularity following the quick success of its air campaign in Libya. The much needed boost in morale comes as NATO moves into its twelfth year in Afghanistan, fighting a war that many see as destined to fail. Can the NATO alliance — forged during the Cold War – ensure global stability in the 21st Century? And should the U.S. continue to foot most of the bill?
Featured Guests
- Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Secretary-General, NATO
- Chuck Hagel, Former U.S. Senator, Chairman, Atlantic Council
- Admiral James Stavridis, Supreme Allied Commander Europe
- Ivo Daalder, U.S. Ambassador to NATO
- Robert Kagan, The Brookings Institution
- Ian Bremmer, President and Founder, Eurasia Group
- Max Boot, Council on Foreign Relations
- Cliff Kupchan, Eurasia Foundation
- Senator Jeanne Shaheen, Chair, Senate Foreign Relation’s Committee’s Subcommittee on European Affairs
- Anne-Marie Slaughter, Dean, Woodrow Wilson School, Princeton University
- General Richard Meyers, Former Head of Joint Chiefs of Staff
- Donald Rumsfeld, Former Secretary of Defense
- Danielle Pletka, American Enterprise Institute
- Damon Wilson, Vice President, Atlantic Council
- Richard Lugar, Former Republican Senator
- Frederick Kempe, President and CEO, Atlantic Council
- Doug Bandow, Cato Institute
- Rep. Ron Paul, Former U.S. Representative
- Toomas Hendrik Ives, President of the Republic of Estonia
- James Appathurai, Former Spokesperson for NATO
- Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic, Assistant Secretary General for Public Diplomacy for NATO
- Jamie Shea, Deputy Assistant Secretary General for Emerging Security Challenges for NATO
- Sarwar Kashmeri, Atlantic Council
What to Read
- NATO In Search of a Vision by Gulner Aybet, Rebecca R. Moore
- NATO in Afghanistan: The Liberal Disconnect by Sten Rynning
- NATO’s New Mission: Projecting Stability in a Post-Cold War World Rebecca R. Moore
- International Security in Practice: The Politics of NATO-Russia Diplomacy by Vincent Pouliot
- NATO 2.0: Reboot or Delete? by Sarwar Kashmeri, Amb. Robert E. Hunter