An Enduring Alliance - Celebrating 70 Years Of Nato

Episode 8. NATO Becomes Operational In the 1990s, NATO became operational for the first time in its 40-year history. The operations in Bosnia and Herzegovina and later in Kosovo were a transformative experience for the Alliance. These were out-of-area engagements with new political and operational challenges. In this episode a former NATO spokesperson recalls the key events that marked NATO’s involvement in the Balkans.   SHAPE Website: https://bit.ly/2XDMcSo HOSTS: Dr. Stella Adorf, Master Sergeant Alex Burnett, Dr. Linda Risso GUESTS: Jamie Shea, Michael Ruehle, Carmen Romero   Sources: Statement on the Situation in Former Yugoslavia, 30 May 1995 https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/official_texts_24754.htm?selectedLocale=en Statement on Bosnia-Herzegovina, 5 December 1995 https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/official_texts_24719.htm?selectedLocale=en Press Conference on Transfer of Authority to IFOR Opening Statement, 20 December 1995 https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/opinions_24762.htm?selectedLocale=en  Dec