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NATO at 70: 'Brain dead' or fighting fit?

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December 5, 2019

The NATO summit in London was supposed to celebrate 70 years of peace. Instead, it revealed many fundamental differences between partners. Our guests: Malte Lehming (Der Tagesspiegel), Emmanuelle Chaze (DW), Vladimir Esipov (DW).

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Emmanuelle Chaze, DW. she’s a French-born reporter and commentator. She says: "Gloves off: Macron's "brain dead" comments on NATO put diplomacy at risk."

 

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Vladimir Esipov from the Russian desk at DW. He believes that: "NATO is the perfect enemy for Russia. If NATO didn’t exist, then, for domestic purposes, the Kremlin would have to invent it.”

 

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Malte Lehming. He’s an author and senior editor at the Berlin-based daily Der Tagesspiegel and he argues that: "Nato is still the strongest military alliance in the world. The infighting at the London summit shows just how complex many security challenges have become.”

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