In the latest instalment of “Facing the world”, on Onda Madrid, Gustavo de Arístegui, diplomat and international analyst, spoke about the Summit of the Atlantic Alliance held in Madrid. “First of all, we must congratulate the government for having organized a summit which the government of Mariano Rajoy had succeeded in”, remembering that it was the previous government which had asked for it and which had obtained it Gustavo said.
Gustavo de Arístegui explained, “Some of history's most reputable analysts made a huge mistake during the fall of the Berlin Wall and the implosion of the Soviet Union. Remember the unfortunate book by Francis Fukuyama entitled "The End of History", where nothing like this was found. How many times have we heard this childish and counter-productive expression which caused so many subsequent problems, namely the dividends of peace, leading to the reduction of conventional forces. How many times have we heard from international analysts, so-called experts in geostrategy, saying that terrorism cannot be fought with fighter jets, and how is this done in Syria or Afghanistan or on the border between Turkey and Syria. Frankly, you need to have a little more idea”.
The summit is anyway a collective effort of many people, the national government, the House of His Majesty King Felipe VI, the protocol services, the security forces, including the municipal police of Madrid, who surprised everyone with the magnificent device organized around the summit, the government delegation in Madrid, the civil guard, the police and the restaurateurs, he says. “I found the idea excellent to organize a dinner at the Prado Museum, which for me is the best art gallery in the world, etc. Beyond the purely logistical and material aspects, it is indeed a historic summit, the strategic concept makes a qualitative leap compared to Lisbon and we are at a crucial moment of a qualitative leap in terms of risks”, Ambassador Gustavo de Arístegui said in excitement.
The expert also thinks that NATO has taken a step forward as it is already high time. “Many member countries of the Atlantic Alliance have understood that NATO is not a club where others protect us, but a club where efforts must be collective. The synergy of the union of thirty cannot produce thirty, and for that, everyone must commit. What is incredible, and I will say this very clearly, is that for a long time previously neutral countries, such as Sweden, had a much more intense and better coordinated presence with NATO in Afghanistan than many members of the Atlantic Alliance. It is worth remembering the extraordinary role that Swedish special forces have played in major operations, as well as the courage and skill of these forces”, explains the diplomat Gustavo de Arístegui
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