Douglas Lute and Nicholas Burns on NATO's Crisis
Two former US ambassadors to NATO join Deep Dish to explain why NATO is currently facing a critical situation and what can be done about it.
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The North Atlantic Treaty Organization is facing "the most severe crisis in the security environment in Europe since the end of the Cold War and perhaps ever," warn Douglas Lute and Nicholas Burns. The two former US ambassadors to NATO recently joined the Council's Brian Hanson on Deep Dish to explain why and what can be done about it.
During their discussion they examine the NATO at Seventy: An Alliance in Crisis report.
About the Experts
Brian Hanson
Former Vice President, Studies
Brian Hanson served as the vice president of studies at the Chicago Council on Global Affairs. He managed the Council's research operations and hosted the Council's weekly podcast, Deep Dish on Global Affairs.
US Ambassador to the People's Republic of China
Nicholas Burns is the Ambassador of the United States of America to the People’s Republic of China, nominated by President Biden and confirmed by the US Senate in December 2021. Burns has also had an extensive career in American diplomacy, serving under six US Presidents and nine Secretaries of State.
Douglas Lute
Former US Ambassador to NATO
A career army officer, Lute retired from active duty as a lieutenant general after 35 years of service. In addition to serving as US Ambassador to NATO, Lute was also Assistant to the President and Deputy National Security Advisor to coordinate the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and ultimately spent a total of six years in the White House.
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