Ep. 21 | Protecting the Future of NATO

Ambassador Paula J. Dobriansky, Vice Chair of the Atlantic Council’s Scowcroft Center for Strategy & Security, former Under Secretary of State for Global Affairs, and Vandenberg Coalition Governance Board member joins Flash Focus to discuss this week’s NATO summit in Washington, D.C. marking the 75th anniversary of the transatlantic Alliance. Against the backdrop of a protracted war waged by Russia against Ukraine, a looming conflict along the Alliance’s eastern flank, and questions around Ukraine’s future membership, the NATO summit arrived at a critical time in global geopolitics. Ambassador Dobrianksy situates this year’s summit outcomes in the context of the future of the alliance and American leadership within it. 

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00:02:16 Developments & shortcomings from the NATO summit

00:08:23 Ukraine’s future in NATO

00:10:57 The case for NATO to skeptical Americans 

00:13:08 Addressing the China threat 

00:16:34 Legacy of NATO Secretary-General Stoltenberg 

00:20:58 The future of NATO & American leadership of the Alliance