The Economist asks: Is NATO experiencing “brain death”?

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• Episode: The Economist asks: Is NATO experiencing “brain death”?
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• Duration: 00:23:49
• Published: 2019-11-22 18:15

The secretary general of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation, Jens Stoltenberg, reacts to Emmanuel Macron’s stark warnings about the future of the alliance. Daniel Franklin, The Economist’s diplomatic editor, asks Mr Stoltenberg how NATO’s members can overcome their differences—should Europe have its own defence force and is Turkey at risk of drifting away from the alliance? Also, how should Article 5 be enforced in space?

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