Starmer at NATO summit: departing general issues sobering advice
General Sir Patrick Sanders on challenges facing NATO and the UK
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Show Notes
Fresh from his landslide victory, Britain’s new Prime Minister, Keir Starmer, has flown to Washington to join other leaders of NATO countries as they meet for the alliance’s 75th anniversary summit.
As the war in Ukraine takes another ugly turn following a week of heavy Russian bombardment, can NATO turn the tide of the losses? Host Anne McElvoy talks to General Patrick Sanders, who has recently left his role as head of the British Army, about the challenges facing NATO, why the UK needs to increase its defense budget and the new government's proposed defense pact with the EU.
They also discuss his proposal for military service, which caused a storm earlier in the year and at the recent general election, as well as mental health in the military.
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