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Seek Membership for Mexico
Eventual Mexican membership in NATO may be a necessary ingredient for keeping the United States invested in European security over the long term. This suggestion is made with an eye toward the reality that economic and political power in the United States is shifting to places and populations with fewer traditional ties to Europe such that broadening NATO’s appeal to a diversifying US public is imperative.
Key Takeaways:
- 0:00 Intro
- 1:59 Christopher talks about how NATO is changing in the United States and why the European needs to address that quickly
- 4:36 Christopher shares reasons why he think that it is important for the United States to support NATO
- 7:44 Christopher and Gabriela talk about some of the benefits that Mexico's membership could bring to NATO
- 12:36 Christopher talks about why it’s much easier to seek membership for Mexico to create a strong commitment to Mexican security with US and Canada than to use NAFTA
- 17:54 Christopher and Gabriela explains why NATO choose to make Mexico a member and not other countries in hot spot that would serve NATO better such as Georgia and Ukraine
- 22:34 Christopher and Gabriela explains the large number of active duty personnel in Mexico’s military and their capabilities even though they are not be to the level of US Military
- 25:47 Christopher talks about the importance of taking baby steps before joining on the full membership and why they decided to quickly seek membership for Mexico
- 27:49 Christopher and Gabriela talks about diversity in the population of United States and the case of diversifying United States public support for NATO
- 32:40 Christopher speaks of the geopolitical situations being different and what they are doing to solve this problem in NATO
- 34:29 Gabriela also talks about if Mexico wants to be a member of NATO and reasons proving that they want that
Shows Mentioned:
https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/content-series/nato20-2020/seek-membership-for-mexico/
https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/
https://twitter.com/hashtag/strongerwithallies?lang=en
Quotes Mentioned:
“You have to make the Alliance matter to people on a day to day basis.”
“NATO is one of the most exclusive and special clubs in international relations.”
“The enlargement debate in the Alliance is kind of stuck.”
“NATO doesn't matter without the United States.”
“The Latinx people are the second largest ethnic groups in the United States.”
“Just because Mexico joins doesn't mean that Georgia and Ukraine can't.”
“Quantity is a quality of its own.”
“Becoming a NATO partner, or becoming somewhere along the spectrum being affiliated with NATO only encourages greater co-operation.”
Guests Social Media Links:
Christopher Skaluba:
https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/expert/christopher-skaluba/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/christopher-skaluba-63630051/
Gabriela R. A. Doyle:
https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/expert/gabriela-r-a-doyle/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/gabrielaradoyle/
https://www.instagram.com/gabrielaradoyle/?hl=en
https://www.facebook.com/gabriela.alvarez.528
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By NATOEventual Mexican membership in NATO may be a necessary ingredient for keeping the United States invested in European security over the long term. This suggestion is made with an eye toward the reality that economic and political power in the United States is shifting to places and populations with fewer traditional ties to Europe such that broadening NATO’s appeal to a diversifying US public is imperative.
Key Takeaways:
- 0:00 Intro
- 1:59 Christopher talks about how NATO is changing in the United States and why the European needs to address that quickly
- 4:36 Christopher shares reasons why he think that it is important for the United States to support NATO
- 7:44 Christopher and Gabriela talk about some of the benefits that Mexico's membership could bring to NATO
- 12:36 Christopher talks about why it’s much easier to seek membership for Mexico to create a strong commitment to Mexican security with US and Canada than to use NAFTA
- 17:54 Christopher and Gabriela explains why NATO choose to make Mexico a member and not other countries in hot spot that would serve NATO better such as Georgia and Ukraine
- 22:34 Christopher and Gabriela explains the large number of active duty personnel in Mexico’s military and their capabilities even though they are not be to the level of US Military
- 25:47 Christopher talks about the importance of taking baby steps before joining on the full membership and why they decided to quickly seek membership for Mexico
- 27:49 Christopher and Gabriela talks about diversity in the population of United States and the case of diversifying United States public support for NATO
- 32:40 Christopher speaks of the geopolitical situations being different and what they are doing to solve this problem in NATO
- 34:29 Gabriela also talks about if Mexico wants to be a member of NATO and reasons proving that they want that
Shows Mentioned:
https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/content-series/nato20-2020/seek-membership-for-mexico/
https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/
https://twitter.com/hashtag/strongerwithallies?lang=en
Quotes Mentioned:
“You have to make the Alliance matter to people on a day to day basis.”
“NATO is one of the most exclusive and special clubs in international relations.”
“The enlargement debate in the Alliance is kind of stuck.”
“NATO doesn't matter without the United States.”
“The Latinx people are the second largest ethnic groups in the United States.”
“Just because Mexico joins doesn't mean that Georgia and Ukraine can't.”
“Quantity is a quality of its own.”
“Becoming a NATO partner, or becoming somewhere along the spectrum being affiliated with NATO only encourages greater co-operation.”
Guests Social Media Links:
Christopher Skaluba:
https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/expert/christopher-skaluba/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/christopher-skaluba-63630051/
Gabriela R. A. Doyle:
https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/expert/gabriela-r-a-doyle/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/gabrielaradoyle/
https://www.instagram.com/gabrielaradoyle/?hl=en
https://www.facebook.com/gabriela.alvarez.528