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EPISODE · Mar 20, 2025 · 34 MIN

What happens to NATO, Europe, and Ukraine? A conversation with the Former Deputy Allied Commander of NATO

from History in the Making: The War in Ukraine

Please note that this was recorded on Tuesday evening, March 18 Kyiv time, so events could have developed significantly by the time of publication. Is NATO dead?Will Russia honor the ceasefire and work towards peace? Is Putin playing Trump? Can Europe protect Ukraine without the US?These are the questions of the day and the answers will define the next generation.General Sir Richard Shirreff, Former Deputy Supreme Allied Commander of NATO, provided his answer to these questions, and more. Listen in to hear more about what to expect in the coming days, months, and years.General Sir Richard Shirreff, Former Deputy Supreme Allied Commander of NATO and Founder of Strategia Worldwide.Sir Richard Shirreff was born in Kenya and educated in England at Oxford.  In his 37-year career, he commanded soldiers on operations at every level, including combat in the Gulf War of 1991 as a tank squadron leader and again in Iraq as a divisional commander, together with other operations in Northern Ireland, Kosovo and Bosnia. He commanded NATO’s Allied Rapid Reaction Corps and his final military assignment was NATO’s 4 Star Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe (DSACEUR) from 2011-2014. In February 2016, he co-founded Strategia Worldwide Ltd, a global risk advisory company. He joined GLOBSEC’s Future Security Defence Council in February 2023. In 2016 he published his novel ‘2017: War with Russia’.  To connect and message with Mark on LinkedIn:www.linkedin.com/in/mark-mcnamee-58950910 To learn more, visit:https://ubn.network/ Listen to more episodes on Mission Matters:https://missionmatters.com/author/Mark-McNamee/ If you found this episode valuable, follow the podcast and share it with someone who wants to better understand the war in Ukraine.

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