Welcome to the NATO Through Time podcast!

This 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 Lt Gen Hans-Werner Wiermann, who served as Director General of NATO’s International Military Staff (DGIMS) from 2019 until 2022.

In this episode, Lt Gen Hans-Werner Wiermann explains how NATO’s command structure unites diverse militaries under one banner. He clarifies how NATO military leaders give advice to – and receive guidance from – NATO political leaders, ensuring democratic civilian oversight of Allied armed forces.

He also speaks about his experience serving in the Bundeswehr (the German Armed Forces), before and after the fall of the Berlin Wall and the reunification of Germany. And he reflects on the future of the Alliance, including the development of new military capabilities based on lessons learned in Ukraine and the importance of critical undersea infrastructure.

0:00 ℹ️ Introduction
3:11 1️⃣ How are NATO's militaries integrated into one force?
8:33 2️⃣ When did you start working at NATO?
11:05 3️⃣ Who leads NATO's combined military forces?
13:31 4️⃣ How do NATO's military and political sides interact?
17:14 5️⃣ Why did Germany join NATO in 1955?
20:02 6️⃣ Why did you join the Bundeswehr in 1976?
22:19 7️⃣ What was it like to see the Berlin Wall fall in 1989?
25:14 8️⃣ What is NATO learning from the war in Ukraine?
27:29 9️⃣ Are we depleting our weapons stores too much?
29:14 1️⃣0️⃣ Is NATO preparing for war with Russia?
31:29 1️⃣1️⃣ How are the Bundeswehr and NATO modernising?
34:34 1️⃣2️⃣ Why is critical undersea infrastructure so important?
37:32 🎙️ Outro + co-host discussion

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