The View From NATO

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With Adam Kredo, Adm. James Stavridis

ADAM KREDO, Senior writer at The Washington Free Beacon:

• The President’s disconnect as seen through his claim that ISIS does not pertain to Islam, and his praise of Sheikh Abdullah bin Bayyah
• A threat on the home front from radical Islamists
• Eric Holder’s misdeeds over his long tenure
• Reactions to the Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei’s declining health

Adm. JAMES STAVRIDIS, Dean of The Fletcher School at Tufts University, author of “The Accidental Admiral,” and Former Supreme Allied Commander at NATO:

Part One:

• The fulfilling nature of a career as a service member in America’s armed forces
• Admiral Stavridis’ memories of being in the Pentagon when it was struck on 9/11
• The genesis and mission of the Navy’s Deep Blue think tank

Part Two:

• The global dispersion of Jihadist campaigns
• Forming a coalition and executing an intervention in Libya
• Afghanistan’s new President Ghani signing of the delayed Status of Forces Agreement and Bilateral Security Agreement

Part Three:

• The relatively docile period of Stavridis’ command in NATO with respect to Russian aggression
• Maintaining a robust nuclear deterrent force in Europe
• The questionable wisdom behind slowing production of critical weapons systems prior to developing replacements
• Recognizing the growing mandate yet shrinking size of the U.S. Navy