An Enduring Alliance - Celebrating 70 Years of NATO

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Episode 2 - To Lead a Military, You Need Headquarters' Apr 17, 2019

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Episode 2. To Lead a Military, You Need a Headquarters

The Washington Treaty had created the first military and political alliance that bridged across the Atlantic and brought together Western Europe and North America. To be able to protect its members, NATO needed a military headquarters, and fast. Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe, SHAPE, was established in the early 1950s. SHAPE was the first and only allied military headquarters to be established in peacetime. In this episode, we will discuss the first command and control structure, key strategic ideas like massive nuclear retaliation and the role of General Dwight D. Eisenhower – the first Supreme Allied Commander Europe – in laying the foundation of SHAPE.

HOSTS: Dr. Stella Adorf, Master Sergeant Alex Burnett, Dr. Linda Risso

GUESTS: Dr. Gregory Pedlow, Jamie Shea

Sources:

NATO Declassified: Origins

https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/declassified_135843.htm

VIDEO: NATO: The Origins of SHAPE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dCycBhpb_fE&index=14&list=PLk7aKtX-LpW6l8Q4Oqa6XHofFUw2o0xvy&t=0s

VIDEO: An integrated force

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4PUXPEv8sVA

Agreement between the Parties to the North Atlantic Treaty regarding the Status of their Forces, 19 June 1951.

https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/official_texts_17265.htm?selectedLocale=en

Final Communiqué of the Ninth Session of the North Atlantic Council ("The Lisbon Decisions"), 25 February 1952.

https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/official_texts_17303.htm?selectedLocale=en

Protocol on the Status of International Military Headquarters set up pursuant to the North Atlantic Treaty, 28 August 1952.

https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/official_texts_17300.htm?selectedLocale=en

Protocol to the North Atlantic Treaty on the Accession of the Federal Republic of Germany, 23 October 1954.

https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/official_texts_17411.htm?selectedLocale=en

Eisenhower, Dwight D. The Papers of Dwight David Eisenhower.Volume XII and XIII. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2003.

Episode 1 - Birth of an Alliance Apr 04, 2019

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After the Second World War, Europe laid in ruins after years of war and bombing. The European Continent was devastated economically and politically. Tensions between the Western Allies and Soviet Russia had emerged in the last years of the war and soon led to the fear that the Soviet Army may attack Western Europe.

In April 1949, twelve nations came together to sign the Washington Treaty and to pledge their commitment to work together to keep their nations safe. This episode looks at the origins of NATO, from the end of World War II, to the signing of the Treaty. It explains the key articles and how they lay the foundation for NATO’s missions and values over the past seven decades.

HOSTS: Dr. Stella Adorf, Master Sergeant Alex Burnett, Dr. Linda Risso

GUESTS: General Curtis Michael Scaparrotti

Sources:

NATO Declassified: Origins.

https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/declassified_135843.htm

The North Atlantic Treaty. Washington D.C. - 4 April 1949

https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natolive/official_texts_17120.htm

Ismay, Hastings Lionel. NATO, The First Five Years: 1949-1954. Paris: NATO, 1954.

https://www.nato.int/archives/1st5years/index.htm

Episode 0 - An Introduction Mar 22, 2019

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Welcome to an Enduring Alliance, a podcast reflecting on the 70-year history of NATO, the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation, and its oldest military headquarters, Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe, SHAPE.

April 4th marks the 70th anniversary of the signing of the Washington Treaty, the document which brought the 12 founding nations together to form NATO in 1949. NATO is a political and military alliance of like-minded nations that share common values and security concerns.

In this episode we hear NATO and SHAPE experts explain why this organisation’s history is so important and some of the events we will cover throughout this series.

For more information on this podcast check out our website at:

https://shape.nato.int/history/podcasts

HOSTS: Dr. Stella Adorf, Master Sergeant Alex Burnett, Dr. Linda Risso

GUESTS: Mark Laity, Carmen Romero

Sources:

NATO Declassified

https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/declassified_135843.htm

An Enduring Alliance - Teaser Mar 15, 2019

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Welcome to "An Enduring Alliance" a podcast focused on the 70-year history of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, NATO, and its oldest military headquarters, Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe, SHAPE. Today we meet the podcast hosts and get a glimpse at what this podcast will highlight. Come back on March 22, 2019 to download our inaugural episode.

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