What is the NATO alliance really for? Grey Anderson's recent book Natopolitanism offers some hints, and the answer is (shockingly) not always what proponents of the Alliance say it is.

On this episode, we speak with Grey—an editor and historian based in New York—about the book, the history of NATO, and what the future of the transatlantic relationship might look like.

Buy his book here: https://www.versobooks.com/en-gb/products/3093-natopolitanism
Read his NLR piece here: https://newleftreview.org/issues/ii140/articles/grey-anderson-weapon-of-power-matrix-of-management
Read his NYT piece here: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/11/opinion/nato-summit-vilnius-europe.html
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