Hosted by Max Bergmann, director of the CSIS Europe, Russia, and Eurasia Program, “NATO’s Road to Madrid” explores how the United States’ most important alliance is approaching a critical process it has not undertaken since 2010: updating its Strategic Concept. The last time NATO endorsed a formal strategy, Russia had not invaded Ukraine, China was not yet thought to be a challenge meriting NATO attention, and defense planners were only beginning to look at the military implications of climate change, hybrid warfare, and other challenges. The full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 has underscored the enduring importance of NATO. This podcast series will examine all these subjects, as well as how challenges from inside the alliance complicate its ability to respond effectively. Along the way, the series will try to help make sense of the inner workings of NATO, which are often opaque from the outside. In each episode, the Fellows will speak to experts on each item on NATO’s agenda as it adapts to this new era and responds to Russian aggression.
The lead researcher and project coordinator of “NATO’s Road to Madrid” is Colin Wall and the podcast is edited by Ilana Nevins.
This podcast is made possible with support from the NATO Public Diplomacy Division.
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Center for Strategic and International Studies | CSIS
Max interviews Rachel Ellehuus, U.S. Secretary of Defense representative in Europe, about NATO's future implementation of the Strategic Concept and the implications of new accessions.
28 Jul 2022
Assessing NATO's Summit with Ambassador David Quarrey
UK Permanent Representative to NATO David Quarrey discusses NATO's key Madrid summit decisions on Ukraine, expansion, and the eastern flank with host Max.
6 Jul 2022
NATO and the European Union
Max interviews Vice Admiral Hervé Bléjean, Director-General of the EU Military Staff, about NATO-EU cooperation on global security and military capabilities following the Madrid Summit.
22 Jun 2022
NATO and the Global South
Pierre and Luis interview Elie Tenenbaum and Dr. Robert Evan Ellis about NATO's role in Africa and Latin America amidst global power dynamics.
10 Jun 2022
NATO's Values with Congressman Gerry Connolly
Max Bergmann interviews Congressman Gerry Connolly about NATO's democratic values and political cohesion ahead of the Madrid Summit.
19 May 2022
NATO in the Indo-Pacific
Host Pierre and Luis interview Professor Michito Tsuruoka about NATO's role in the Indo-Pacific, exploring Japan's influence and the potential for an "Asian NATO".
12 May 2022
NATO's Digital Revolution
Lieutenant General David Julazadeh discusses NATO's digital transformation and integrating new technologies with hosts Sean and Pierre, revealing insights into future capabilities and the Madrid Summit.
30 Mar 2022
NATO After the Invasion
Hosts Pierre Morcos and Luis Simón interview Lauren Speranza and Dan Hamilton about NATO's response to the Ukraine invasion and its impact on the alliance's strategic future.
21 Dec 2021
NATO in Space
Host Rachel interviews Kaitlyn Johnson and Andrea Rotter about NATO's crucial role in space security, potential threats, and strategic responses for the Madrid Summit.
9 Dec 2021
The Future of NATO's Core Tasks
Admiral Rob Bauer, Chair of NATO’s Military Committee, discusses the future of NATO's crisis management and cooperative security with host Rachel in this interview.
30 Nov 2021
The Changing Nature of Deterrence and Defense
In this episode of NATO's Road to Madrid, Rachel sits down separately with two guests to discuss the alliance's original and most core function: deterring and defending against threats to NATO members. The first segment is an interview with Jessica Cox, the Director of the Nuclear Policy Directorate at NATO. Rachel and Jessica break down the alliance's nuclear posture and how it is responding to changes in Russian nuclear policy and new additions to its dual-capable missile arsenal. In the second segment, Rachel interviews Mike Mazarr, a Senior Political Scientist at the RAND Corporation. Mike helps to explain how non-conventional and hybrid threats have made the development of deterrence concepts across multiple domains extremely difficult, for both the United States and NATO alike.
22 Nov 2021
From Lisbon to Madrid
Welcome to the inaugural episode of “NATO’s Road to Madrid”. In this episode, host Rachel Ellehuus of the Europe, Russia, and Eurasia Program at CSIS is joined by Ambassador Baiba Braže, Assistant Secretary General for Public Diplomacy at NATO, and Ambassador Alexander Vershbow, a Distinguished Fellow at the Atlantic Council. Together, the three take listeners on a trip from Lisbon to Madrid—from the adoption of NATO’s current Strategic Concept back in 2010 to the ongoing development of the new Strategic Concept, which will be adopted in summer 2022 at NATO’s Summit in Madrid. Along the way, they discuss how the security environment has changed around NATO in the past eleven years and explain how the Alliance is trying to keep pace.
19 Nov 2021
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Hosted by CSIS expert Rachel Ellehuus, “NATO’s Road to Madrid” explores how the United States’ most important alliance is approaching a critical process it has not undertaken since 2010: updating its Strategic Concept.
The last time NATO endorsed a formal strategy, Russia had not invaded Ukraine, China was not yet thought to be a challenge meriting NATO attention, and defense planners were only beginning to look at the military implications of climate change, hybrid warfare, and other challenges.
This podcast series will examine all these subjects, as well as how challenges from inside the alliance complicate its ability to respond effectively. Along the way, the series will try to help make sense of the inner workings of NATO, which are often opaque from the outside. In each episode of “NATO’s Road to Madrid”, Rachel will speak to guests with expertise on each item on NATO’s agenda as it adapts to this new era.
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