9/11 and Article 5 with fmr. NATO Secretary General Lord Robertson | NATO Through Time Podcast Ep. 6

The NATO Through Time podcast dives deep into NATO’s history, reflecting on how the past influences the present – and future – of the longest-lasting alliance in history. This episode features former NATO Secretary General Lord Robertson, who was in office during the 9/11 terrorist attacks and led the Alliance through the declaration of Article 5 of the North Atlantic Treaty for the first and only time in its history. Chapter markers: 0:00 Introduction 4:45 Early life and becoming NATO Secretary General 9:19 Experience of 9/11 at NATO Headquarters 17:08 How does Article 5 work? 19:38 What happened after Article 5 was triggered? 20:58 Was it the right response? 23:26 What else does Article 5 cover? 26:44 Afghanistan and Iraq 30:35 Why did NATO take command of ISAF? 33:05 Relations with Russia 40:29 NATO at 75 compared to NATO at 50 43:39 Advice for the new Secretary General 45:08 Goodbye + reflections Press conferences referenced in this podcast: 11 September 2001 -    • NATO Secretary General Lord Robertson pres...   12 September 2001 -    • NATO Secretary General Lord Robertson pres...   02 October 2001 -    • NATO Secretary General Lord Robertson pres...   04 October 2001 -    • NATO Secretary General Lord Robertson on i...   ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ SUBSCRIBE to this channel https://bit.ly/NATOsubscribe SUBSCRIBE to NATO News https://bit.ly/NATONewsSubscribe SUBSCRIBE to NATO History https://bit.ly/NATOHistorySubscribe Connect with NATO online: Visit the Official NATO Homepage: https://bit.ly/NATOhomepage Receive NATO updates via email: https://bit.ly/NATOemails Find NATO on FACEBOOK: https://bit.ly/NATOfacebook Follow @NATO on TWITTER: https://bit.ly/NATOtwitter Follow NATO on Instagram: https://bit.ly/NATOinstagram Find NATO on LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/NATOlinkedin Find NATO on Flickr: https://bit.ly/NATOflickr #NATO #OTAN #NATOhistory