NATO Command Structure 2022

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    Narration/Charts: Matt Baker usefulcharts.com/
    Animation: Syawish Rehman / @almuqaddimahyt
    Audio Editing: Jack Rackam / @jackrackam
    Intro music: "Lord of the Land" by Kevin MacLeod and licensed under Creative Commons Attribution license 4.0. incompetech.com

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  • @UsefulCharts
    @UsefulCharts  2 ปีที่แล้ว +93

    Download the chart for free:
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    • @dr.mmaudi8194
      @dr.mmaudi8194 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Please do a chart on how these organisation work:-
      1- The English monarchy
      2- The USA government
      3- The Vatican
      4- A freemasonic lodge
      5- The Shiite sect of Islam
      6- The chinese government
      7- The North Korean government
      So many people know little or nothing about these organisation work system. It will be a very interesting knowledge sharing chart.

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      @mohammedzahranjamali6349 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

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    • @Ceilingcat9001
      @Ceilingcat9001 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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      @mohammedzahranjamali6349 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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    • @Ceilingcat9001
      @Ceilingcat9001 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@mohammedzahranjamali6349 since I've googled myself and all you will find are Black Guys with my name. I am Anthony Scott Douglas, Rightful King of Scotland and the United Kingdom 🤠🤔🙏🤴

  • @joebykaeby
    @joebykaeby 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2037

    You know you’re witnessing history being made when historical educators start covering current event topics

    • @dreiszkerpeter
      @dreiszkerpeter 2 ปีที่แล้ว +34

      Great job Matthew, but please write/say Stoltenberg instead of Stolenberg when naming the NATO general secretary😉

    • @Adrian-zd4cs
      @Adrian-zd4cs 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      😫💯

    • @peterg.8941
      @peterg.8941 2 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      @@dreiszkerpeter your comment is on the wrong position 😉

    • @mcdavid3299
      @mcdavid3299 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      mmhmmm

    • @aceman67
      @aceman67 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Todays news is tomorrows history. Just because its recent doesn't make it any less important.

  • @Ellyerre
    @Ellyerre 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1237

    Small nitpick but France never left NATO, it left NATO Military Command Structure in 1966 to pursue its own independent nuclear deterrent forces and later rejoined in 2009. During that, in case of war, an attack on France was still an attack on NATO and vice-versa.

    • @ilesdunord-noobyoutuber-sx9543
      @ilesdunord-noobyoutuber-sx9543 2 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      I was just about to comment that.

    • @CallieMasters5000
      @CallieMasters5000 2 ปีที่แล้ว +47

      Even smaller nitpick, "its" not "it's" here.

    • @Ellyerre
      @Ellyerre 2 ปีที่แล้ว +60

      @@CallieMasters5000 Thank you, I'm not a native speaker and I sometimes mistype words that sound the same.

    • @gljames24
      @gljames24 2 ปีที่แล้ว +53

      @@Ellyerre It's a pretty common mistake even for English speakers. It breaks the possesive rule to prevent ambiguity with the contraction rule. The best way I've found for people to remember it is by thinking of the contraction as "it is" -> "it's" and the possesive "its" as a singular word and not the contraction.

    • @RonJohn63
      @RonJohn63 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      France would surrender so quickly, there wouldn't be time for NATO to respond.

  • @ericmyrs
    @ericmyrs 2 ปีที่แล้ว +354

    Stoltenbergs term was extended, like today. He was supposed to take the job as head of the central Bank of Norway, but NATO is obviously more important.

    • @CodaMission
      @CodaMission 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      "mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm lets just say I feel like this post is a bit more of a priority rn and leave it at that?"

    • @Temo990
      @Temo990 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Doesn't Norway have this major public investment funds from selling oil? I don't know if the head of the central Bank is responsible for those, but if so it would be quite powerful job at least economically.

    • @ohauss
      @ohauss 2 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      @@Temo990 The answer is yes and no. The fund is managed by Norges Bank Investment Management, which is a distinct part of the central bank. The Executive Board of the central bank has delegated the operational work to NBIM, so the direct influence on the fund would probably be limited. In addition to that, it IS a government fund, so any management the central bank does is on behalf of the government, with parliament, Stortinget, having laid out the formal framework and the Ministry of Finance having laid out specific guidelines along which the fund is supposed to be managed.

    • @Temo990
      @Temo990 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@ohauss Ok, I did know that it is a state fund and used for paying the pension of people in Norway.
      Those type of state governed funds are discussed as a possibilty to solve problems with our pension system here in Germany (although we don't have that much oil).
      Well it would have surprised me if a single person would be permitted to decide about the funds alone.
      In most countries parliament decides about budget issues.
      On the other hand stock funds are a bit more problematic because even the announcement of purchasing would increase the price, so whoever decides probably still has to decide in secrecy at least until the purchase has made.

    • @simonhaas6480
      @simonhaas6480 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      When someone like him switches to the head of a central bank, it would undermine it's independence.
      So that was the right choice

  • @vrenak
    @vrenak 2 ปีที่แล้ว +327

    It's also worth to note that since the founding of NATO the US insisted on the supreme militry commander be an american, the price for that however is that the 2nd in command cannot be an american, and the US are not eligible for having the political leadership, (Stoltenbergs job).

    • @HelloEarthling
      @HelloEarthling 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Is there a reason behind that?

    • @vrenak
      @vrenak 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@HelloEarthling Yes, the US doesn't want their forces to ultimately take orders from a non-american, they're ok with allied officers in the middle positions, but ultimately they want an american at the top, the price however is that they can't have the political top post, nor the 2nd in command militarily.

    • @Fractured_Unity
      @Fractured_Unity 2 ปีที่แล้ว +73

      @@HelloEarthling Because the US has by far the largest military apparatus of all of the nations. So it makes sense that their generals will be best equipped to wield such large forces. (And be most responsible with America’s sizable investments in their military)

    • @Damo2690
      @Damo2690 2 ปีที่แล้ว +49

      @@Fractured_Unity ans the political power is in a european hands because what NATO chooses to do has a big effect on European countries

    • @dontknowaboutthis7425
      @dontknowaboutthis7425 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@Fractured_Unity im just wondering why it never switched in the early years.
      NATO was founded in 1949, just 4 years after the second world war where european countrys did most of the fighting. i mean they couldnt have known back then that those european coutrys that started two world wars would never again be able to become world powers. even the soviet union was a european power ( if you look at the biggest citys).

  • @ichabodstrange756
    @ichabodstrange756 2 ปีที่แล้ว +158

    5:58 There are actually seven geograpic commands because Space Command is counted as a geophraphic command. Reason beeing that space is an actual place you can physically go to. But thats a very minor nitpick.

    • @QemeH
      @QemeH 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Wait... so all the noise they made about _Space Force_ was just about a new regional command?!? I always understood it to be a new entire branch, like the USCG...

    • @DeclanMBrennan
      @DeclanMBrennan 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Etymology fail: Geo means "Earth" in Greek, not "Place". :-)
      I suppose they could have changed to using "Topographic commands" from "Tópos" - the Greek for place.

    • @thepotatolord2139
      @thepotatolord2139 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      @@QemeH Spacecom is different than the United States Space force. The USSF is the sixth branch of the U.S. Armed Forces

    • @QemeH
      @QemeH 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @@thepotatolord2139 Wait, so... the US has *both* a _Space Command_ of the "normal" military forces *AND* a different branch called _Space Force_ ... ?
      Good lord, you really like your taxes wasted, do you?

    • @dalhousiekid
      @dalhousiekid 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@QemeH It is a price some of us are willing to pay. Speaking of taxes, we have lower income tax than most of Europe. Check out taxes in the UK.

  • @colinbarthel
    @colinbarthel 2 ปีที่แล้ว +317

    Matt, This was a great video. As someone whose degree is in International Relations with a focus on US Foreign Policy, even I wasn't up to speed on the recent reorganization. If you want/have the time, it might be interesting for your viewers to explore the history of why a European is always the Secretary General and the Supreme Allied Commander is always an American. Also, if you're interested in a new theme for videos, a series on historical alliances might be very fascinating. From the Delian and Athenian Leagues up through the many medieval alliances all the way up to NATO, I'm sure there are other historical formal alliance regimes that are lesser known. As always, thanks for the great content!

    • @truthkmgmailcom
      @truthkmgmailcom 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Any resources you recommend?

    • @trololopez2437
      @trololopez2437 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      There’s a degree for that?

    • @colinbarthel
      @colinbarthel 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@truthkmgmailcom One of the more thought provoking books that I like is "Empires of Trust" by Thomas Madden. It explores the way both Rome and America expanded power in interestingly similar ways. While I certainly don't subscribe to everything in his thinking, it is an interesting exploration of how two superpowers gained their position in their respective worlds. A bit dated (2007 or 8 or something) but still relevant on the way the power of these states was recruited, expanded, and entrenched. I'll try to dig up some more that I find interesting and post on this comment thread.

    • @colinbarthel
      @colinbarthel 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      @@trololopez2437 Absolutely so. I'm not sure where in the world you reside, but many American liberal arts colleges and universities offer International Relations, International Studies, Foreign Affairs, or similarly titled disciplines as a formal degree track course of study. Within that degree track study, there are many ways to sub-specialize. Some institutions offer a subject matter sub-specialization (e.g., US foreign policy, national security or terrorism studies, peace and conflict resolution, negotiation and diplomacy, and many others). Other institutions may require a regional specialization. My degree track required both a subject and a region specialization, so interestingly, my subject specialization was US Foreign Policy with a regional specialization in Europe and Eurasia - hence why I'm so horrified and saddened, but not particularly surprised at what is happening now in Ukraine. I have not been actively academic in this area in many years, so that's why I was so impressed by Matt's video and found it so helpful!

    • @Merkarenicus
      @Merkarenicus 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      This was a very interesting video and I am now a subscriber, it was be good to know " why a European is always the Secretary General and the Supreme Allied Commander is always an American"

  • @martinstent5339
    @martinstent5339 2 ปีที่แล้ว +55

    We heard on the news yestarday evening that Jens Stoltenberg has agreed to extend his term for another year to Sept. 2023.

    • @vampiregamingyt8754
      @vampiregamingyt8754 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      It's probably smart on his part. If a war were to break out right now, we wouldn't want to have to choose a new leader in the middle of it

    • @andrewtaylor5771
      @andrewtaylor5771 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@vampiregamingyt8754 Yep, absolutely. It does make sense for Jens to stick around until the end of the bumpy road we find ourselves on at the moment.

  • @smorcrux426
    @smorcrux426 2 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    I was wondering exactly about this yesterday! Thank you so much for making this video, it was extremely helpful for me.

  • @poetkun2953
    @poetkun2953 2 ปีที่แล้ว +39

    moving from relationships between different people to structures within different organsations, hoping for more videos like this in the future

  • @mathewtersago1382
    @mathewtersago1382 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Your content and design skills are amazing. Thanks for creating these informative infographics and explaining them.

  • @cyana5867
    @cyana5867 2 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    Wow, this was a lot of work! Thank you very much for the information.

  • @michaelrae9599
    @michaelrae9599 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Thank you for making videos on things I didn't know I wanted to know.

  • @dethmin173
    @dethmin173 2 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    Notice how none of the Icelandic officials are in military uninform. Iceland is the only Nato member with no military whatsoever.

    • @mikejunt
      @mikejunt 2 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      It is kind of remarkable to think about the reality that NATO is a defensive military alliance that not only is not concerned about the relative strength of members, but involves significant international powers (US, UK, FR in particular) guaranteeing the security of other members to the extent that you can have a member that doesn't contribute anything to the military defense.
      Iceland is the extreme example by not having a military at all, but it's also pretty remarkable that the small (and much more exposed) Baltic states are able to get as much security protection as they do. Until their orders of F-35s arrive in the next few years, most (all?) of the Baltic states do not have their own operational air forces: their entire airspace security and response is provided by their allies.
      I do not think there is a historical analogue for that kind of arrangement that did not involve the establishment of puppet states under fairly direct political control. There are things to criticize in what NATO has chosen to do at times in history, but it is historically remarkable that it exists at all.

    • @highpath4776
      @highpath4776 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@mikejunt Iceland do quite well with Cod fishing boats

    • @Ruhrpottpatriot
      @Ruhrpottpatriot 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@highpath4776 Don't tell that to the Brits. Apparently it's a national trauma that they only rule the waves in absence of Icelandic fishers.

    • @highpath4776
      @highpath4776 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@Ruhrpottpatriot Britannia Waves the Rules

    • @mappingshaman5280
      @mappingshaman5280 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Icelands only has two real values to any military alliance. Number 1 it bridges the UK, Greenland gap which is a strong gap to prevent enemy ships entering the Atlantic. Number 2 it provides strong geography for sending shipping and troops to the Arctic circle. Its actual population is too small to be an effective military.

  • @dblair1258
    @dblair1258 2 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    Things have REALLY changed a lot since I was assigned to NATO AFSOUTH (Allied Forces Southern Europe) Logistics Division in Agnano, Naples back in the early 1990s. Back then it was Desert Storm/Shield followed by the breakup of the former Yugoslavia. Thanks for the post!

    • @rayallaire4423
      @rayallaire4423 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Was its nick name already AFSucks?

  • @jennaolbermann7663
    @jennaolbermann7663 2 ปีที่แล้ว +41

    This is great! I’ve never been clear of the structure of NATO or where they are based. Very informative.

    • @epicmatter3512
      @epicmatter3512 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      There’s a reason they placed the headquarters of the EU in Brussels. It was already home to the most important defense alliance in the world.

    • @adrien5834
      @adrien5834 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@epicmatter3512 Well actually, the EEC was in Belgium first, in 1957. SHAPE moved from France to Belgium in 1967.

  • @IamMrLebanon
    @IamMrLebanon 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Thank you very much for this! Useful information when needed!

  • @thomasdixon4373
    @thomasdixon4373 2 ปีที่แล้ว +48

    Different, but awesome to see how everything works and hope we can see similar things in future
    Wish it was under better circumstances

  • @navetal
    @navetal 2 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    5:57 I believe this map is outdated, since in 2021 Israel was moved from EUCOM to CENTCOM. I can't tell any other mistakes, though, so it may just be a map from between 2008 (since AFRICOM is there) and 2020.

  • @azariahisrael5632
    @azariahisrael5632 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    I was stationed at SHAPE Mons, Belgium 1992 to 95. Interesting multinational duty. The allied commander is referred to as the SACEUR (Supreme Allied Commander Europe). General Shalikashvilli was in charge in my days there.

  • @chriselliott4621
    @chriselliott4621 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Your work is just awesome stuff. Another great video

  • @FD-vj6hd
    @FD-vj6hd 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Thank you for this video! Very important currently - seems odd to say but hope it only becomes less important to us again soon

  • @LuziFearon
    @LuziFearon 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Wow that was a very unique and usefull video! Great work!

  • @genealogycentral
    @genealogycentral 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Was this video uploaded earlier because I am sure I watched this earlier? Great Video

  • @Khal_Rheg0
    @Khal_Rheg0 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great video. Not only is it informative but quite well put together. Thank you!

  • @faramund9865
    @faramund9865 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I like how the Supreme Allied Commander Europe is called 'Wolters'.
    Wolter comes from Wolther, Wolt is leader and Her is army. Army leader.
    An interesting variation of this name is when the elements are flipped you get Herold or Herald, Harald. You may recognice this name.
    Also, good facial structure, just needs a cool beard or mustache now.

  • @TheZzzleep...
    @TheZzzleep... 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    OMG their mission is critical but they still keep a sense of humor about it all 8:18 Very High Joint Readiness Task Force, love it.

  • @Nooticus
    @Nooticus 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Excellent video as always!

  • @shwalkingmeme485
    @shwalkingmeme485 2 ปีที่แล้ว +43

    You fixed the spelling of Stoltenberg bc of my comment didn't you? 😁
    Context: When Matt first uploaded the video, Stoltenberg was spelt with one T, "Stolenberg". There's other misspellings in the chart like "NATA member countries" instead of "NATO member countries" in the parts for Stoltenberg and Bauer, but he'll be fixing those for the final release of the chart (see below).

    • @UsefulCharts
      @UsefulCharts  2 ปีที่แล้ว +47

      Yours and several others 🙂 I know my pronunciation is bad but at least the chart should be correct.

    • @e.9785
      @e.9785 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@UsefulCharts was about to comment about the pronounciation haha, but nvm then

    • @shwalkingmeme485
      @shwalkingmeme485 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@UsefulCharts There's other minor misspellings in the chart like "NATA member countries" instead of "NATO member countries" in the parts for Stoltenberg and Bauer, but I'll let you fix those for the final release of the chart. Don't wanna make you do another release of the video.

    • @UsefulCharts
      @UsefulCharts  2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@shwalkingmeme485 Yeah, I'll fix those too and then post the final chart as a free download.

    • @hansolowe19
      @hansolowe19 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Gracias.

  • @Luredreier
    @Luredreier 2 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    7:52
    There's more then 8 NATO nations bordering Russia.
    Norway has a land border with Russia.
    But it's small enough that it's assumed that NATO troops can be moved in before Russia can push too far.
    Also, Norway has always tried to have a less antagonistic relationship with Russia then most NATO countries.
    So not having permanent NATO troops and instead just a whole lot of frequent joint exercises like "Cold Response" is preferred.

    • @dosmundos3830
      @dosmundos3830 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      there are only 5 NATO countries bordering Russia. Don't believe me? then name more than 8 lol

    • @simplychannel6557
      @simplychannel6557 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@dosmundos3830 Poland, Norway, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, USA -6 countries

    • @dosmundos3830
      @dosmundos3830 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@simplychannel6557 Norway doesn't border Russia, either does the USA lol. Everyone knows that but the dummy that liked your comment, oh wait...that was you 😆

    • @YFun-ux5rs
      @YFun-ux5rs 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@simplychannel6557 you do know that border means land right? Where does US touch Russia?

    • @obisanchez5286
      @obisanchez5286 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@YFun-ux5rs maritime border

  • @eamonosullivan2702
    @eamonosullivan2702 2 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    Jens is pronounced Yens. J in the majority of languages is pronounced like a Y in English.

    • @SurplusMarket
      @SurplusMarket 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Also forgetting to pronounce the T in Stol**t**enberg

    • @martin6901
      @martin6901 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      This drove me nuts too, great you commented it, also @Blazing Soup for mentioning that he repeatedly forget the "t" in Stoltenberg. :)

    • @benn454
      @benn454 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      And Wagner is pronounced, "Vahgner" in German.

    • @martin6901
      @martin6901 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@benn454 Not in German, in all languages. It's only in American English where they seem to pronounce it oddly.

    • @benn454
      @benn454 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@martin6901 General Wagner is German, so that is the language that matters.

  • @billberndtson
    @billberndtson 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Great video as always :) And, "general" idea lol. I see what you did there.

  • @davidhauk4163
    @davidhauk4163 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thanks, definitely a useful chart.

  • @Elke_KB
    @Elke_KB 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    My father-in-law's cousin was Admiral Sir EJ Patrick Brind, C-in-C Allied Forces N Europe from 51-53. Not sure what role that would be today on the chart. I think it was part of NATO.

    • @ovekkjlstad7703
      @ovekkjlstad7703 ปีที่แล้ว

      That command is removed, but will be reestablished. It was based at the end near Stavanger, Norway. That is where the transformation command is today.

  • @yahyanaciri3150
    @yahyanaciri3150 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Very uselful and informative
    Thank you 👍

  • @TheDJdragonflame
    @TheDJdragonflame 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    There is one pretty big thing that is missing:
    The NATO Airborne Early Warning and Control Force (NAEW&CF) located in Geilenkirchen, Germany is a multinational unit that is directly commanded by SHAPE. While this unit coordinates with AirCom they receive their mission orders directly from SHAPE and can only be integrated in NATO missions if the SACEUR commands them to

    • @troubadourperegrinus
      @troubadourperegrinus 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Geilenkirchen is a fun name. Horny churches

    • @benn454
      @benn454 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Horny Churches? WTF is going on over there, Germany?

    • @ericbainter826
      @ericbainter826 ปีที่แล้ว

      NAEWF isn’t really missing, he just didn’t go that far into the operational the organizational chart, except for the mention of the VJTF. Aside from the NAEWF There are a numerous operational units to mention nowadays, like the multi national multirole tanker transport fleet (MMF), and various ground and naval units.
      I myself was in the NATO E3A Component for six years from 1986 to 1992.

  • @mirunaghitulete5503
    @mirunaghitulete5503 ปีที่แล้ว

    thank you so much, cool job

  • @Cam-sl8ve
    @Cam-sl8ve 2 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    2:25 come on bro, his name is not Stalinberg, it's Stoltenberg. Now you're just insulting NATO ironically.

    • @dosmundos3830
      @dosmundos3830 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      he got it right lol

    • @MyDagfinn
      @MyDagfinn 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@dosmundos3830 Actually not, as the second t are also audible.

  • @lunarology9158
    @lunarology9158 ปีที่แล้ว

    This is very educational and the chart rather nifty! Consider posting it on some social platforms to with a reoccurring same title and it should pop up as a search

  • @marky0140
    @marky0140 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Informative, I'd love to see a further breakdown if you feel like digging deeper! Subscribed!

  • @HesteBremse
    @HesteBremse 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks for the vid, I had no clue about its structure

  • @dariusaetius
    @dariusaetius 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Hey, great video! can you cover European Union, Council,Parliament etc. structure in your next vid's as well? Their unique and a bit entangled organisation, powers and relationship between them and EU countries is a mess for lots of people including me :) Thanks

  • @MSAUSA70
    @MSAUSA70 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Very Interesting...Mahalo! - Even your 'Basics' is more than I knew in my nearly 70 years! --- M.S.A.

  • @mitchhamrick3117
    @mitchhamrick3117 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks!

  • @cgt3704
    @cgt3704 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Fun fact: since Stottenberg will resign later this year, one of his possible succesors is the romanian President, Iohannis.

  • @rlwalker2
    @rlwalker2 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    As you get to each particular square that you happen to be talking about, it would be handy if you could either zoom in for a better look OR highlight it so we know where to look.

  • @tonyw2185
    @tonyw2185 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Excellent video!!!!!

  • @Luredreier
    @Luredreier 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    1:34
    Almost, but not quite.
    Stoltenberg, not Stolenberg.
    The "t" is not silent.

  • @Thomashorsman
    @Thomashorsman 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I had to watch this in 2X speed to make it bearable

  • @paulkoza8652
    @paulkoza8652 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks, Mark.

  • @amehak1922
    @amehak1922 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I was watching the Netflix series Mr Iglesias, and guess what's in background.
    One of your posters is on the wall of the primary set they use, Mr Iglesias' classroom.

  • @josebulang7981
    @josebulang7981 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Can you possibly make chart of the military personnel volume and military asset volume breakdown? And so we may be able to form an observation of the sectoral advantages in case of events of actual war between NATO and the opponent.

  • @officer_miller
    @officer_miller 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    very usefull and easly understanble thank you

  • @jasonmosley8368
    @jasonmosley8368 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great job thanks.

  • @stevenhombrados1530
    @stevenhombrados1530 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Interestingly informative!

  • @almamaglinte7073
    @almamaglinte7073 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    thanks..nice..vedeo... explanation bravo nato❤️

  • @theshenpartei
    @theshenpartei 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Perfect timing
    can you cover structure of seato and the Warsaw Pact?

  • @lelonfurr1200
    @lelonfurr1200 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    great explanation

  • @Writer67
    @Writer67 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Super video!

  • @libertytan234
    @libertytan234 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    GOOD EXPLANATION!!! CARRY ON !!!

  • @FriklinbergENT.
    @FriklinbergENT. 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks.

  • @joannabell9294
    @joannabell9294 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you

  • @REDALERTBRAZIL
    @REDALERTBRAZIL 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    nice video! It would be cool if you do also a video about the Warsaw Pact.

  • @The_Infinite_Squirrel
    @The_Infinite_Squirrel 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Nice work.

  • @siddharthshekhar909
    @siddharthshekhar909 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Excellent video

  • @disembodiednarrator
    @disembodiednarrator 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    You could do “who would be Japanese shogun today” that would be interesting.

  • @melkamwubie8264
    @melkamwubie8264 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Interesting and informative.

  • @paulrai4462
    @paulrai4462 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wow great

  • @marklisiecki5790
    @marklisiecki5790 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Very interesting video !!!

  • @Horrrrrrrrst
    @Horrrrrrrrst 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Small mistake on the chart (Joint Warfare Center): The Norwegian city is called Stavanger, not Stavenger.

  • @Kameeho
    @Kameeho 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Funfact:
    Stoltenberg literal translation is = Proudmountain. Stolt, the Norwegian word for proud, and berg, which has a meaning of Mountain or sizable hill.

  • @domtoretto6122
    @domtoretto6122 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great video

  • @M.M.83-U
    @M.M.83-U 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks

  • @marcog.3086
    @marcog.3086 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great video. Just a few minor corrections and apologies if these points have already been made:
    1. There is now a 4th Operational level HQ: the Joint Security and Enablement Command (JSEC) in Ulm, Germany.
    2. There is a major difference between the NATO Command Structure, NATO Force Structure and Memorandum Of Understanding (MOU) elements. The NFIUs are not Command Structure and they are not part of the NRF, but facilitate its deployment. The NFIUs do not command units. What you might have confused them with is the enhanced Forward Presence Battlegroups which are deployed along NATO's Eastern Front and DO have fighting units at their disposal.
    3. Also, the Multinational Corps are NOT Command Structure. They too are Force Structure units and are part of the NATO Land Deployable HQ, which fall under LANDCOM.
    There are some other little bits and pieces, but these are the more important parts. That said, really great video. Well done.

  • @user-xt2ly7nw7h
    @user-xt2ly7nw7h 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Super cool

  • @carpediem1981jfa
    @carpediem1981jfa 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I am preparing myself for a job position in NATO HQ SHAPE, this info is great, just to add something there are now 31 countries instead of 30 , Finland joined on April 2023

  • @theresam567
    @theresam567 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Wow! Someone posted this video on GETTR, so now I find this channel. I think I'm going to go nuts! Love history, love to know deeper information. Thanks.

    • @TheDanEdwards
      @TheDanEdwards 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      "Someone posted this video on GETTR," - be sure to check out this channel's video on the history of the Bible. Post it over on GETTR, I'm sure they'll love it.

  • @mrxsatyr8459
    @mrxsatyr8459 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Just failed my practical driving test. First thing I did was watch this video, it was interesting and helped me take my mind off it

    • @UsefulCharts
      @UsefulCharts  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Aww, better luck next time.

    • @mrxsatyr8459
      @mrxsatyr8459 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@UsefulCharts Thank you :)

  • @furtado708
    @furtado708 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    muito bom seu material...

  • @666project
    @666project 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    as a dutch person. this makes me feel important.

  • @prestiboi
    @prestiboi 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Wow, nice video! Could you also make a video about the command structure of United States Armed Forces? With Marines, National Guard, Navy, Coast Guard, Air force etc

  • @SA-xf1eb
    @SA-xf1eb ปีที่แล้ว

    Very interesting.

  • @rachelwilson1718
    @rachelwilson1718 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    i go to school like 10 minutes away from the JFC-NF and nato alliance command in norfolk. thats so crazy

  • @PunCala
    @PunCala 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    This is very interesting. Sincerely, Finland.

  • @galacticguardian2783
    @galacticguardian2783 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I did not expect the NATO council president to be a part pf "the tribe"

  • @buckdanny9062
    @buckdanny9062 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    At 10:00 you made a mistake, France never left NATO and thus never rejoined it, however it left the NATO integrated command, that's what it rejoined in 2009.

  • @betttrbeth
    @betttrbeth 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Very useful

  • @mahalolovesyou
    @mahalolovesyou ปีที่แล้ว

    NFIUs are also called "enhanced Forward Presence".

  • @charliecharliewhiskey9403
    @charliecharliewhiskey9403 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I have a weird coin thing from the Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe (Sir Richard Sheriff, when he was deputy back in 2012ish). He gave it to me after I got injured in service (in the UK, not on tour) when he was visiting wounded soldiers in hospital. It says on it, "Presented by the deputy supreme allied commander europe" along with his name and a red flag with 4 white stars in it, and on the obverse says "Supreme Headquarters, Allied Powers Europe" along with a Latin motto "Vigilia Pretium Libertatis" which I believe means something like "Vigilance is the price of liberty"

  • @parsifal6094
    @parsifal6094 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    A German officer is commanding a Lithuanian corps in Poland and a Polish officer commands a Portuguese corps in Norway.... nice!
    Matt, you forgot to mention that NATO's chief army cook is Albanian of Dutch descent that speaks French, who is stationed in Italy with a brigade of sous-chefs from Iceland and Turkey. He specializes mainly on Japanese cuisine, but all the cutlery comes anyway from China.

    • @mikejunt
      @mikejunt 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I am not sure quite how many positions are by agreement or convention always from a certain nation, but as I understand it it is fairly limited:
      the Sec General is always from a European member
      The supreme allied commander is always an American general
      his deputy is always British
      their chief of staff is always or almost always German
      and the command of Transformation is always French
      And then I know the integrated force missions are each lead by a specific state, and I believe that generally reflects which member state provides the most military strength in that integrated force (ie Canada in the example he gave)
      I am fairly sure it breaks down pretty quickly thereafter. And it reflects basic political realities: the majority of members are European and the organization primarily exists to defend its members in Europe, but the vast majority of military strength comes from the United States, with the UK and France the next-largest powers in the alliance (and the other 2 nuclear powers).

  • @wildslowscape
    @wildslowscape ปีที่แล้ว

    I would love to see you try something similar for the whole United Nations system!!

  • @Anyonewho87
    @Anyonewho87 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Thank you to introduce me to the Gog and Magog organisation

  • @Extys
    @Extys 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Small nitpick but the map of the U.S. Commands (European, Central, etc.) is outdated, the map is including Israel in the European Command but It's now in the Central Command.

  • @LearnEnglishwithMrsKazim
    @LearnEnglishwithMrsKazim 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Please make a video on Tolstoy's War and Peace.

  • @alinionesco2354
    @alinionesco2354 ปีที่แล้ว

    Update: For the NATO SE flank was created MNC-SE (Multinational Corps South-East) - IOC June '21. You forgot also to mention about another 4 Corps under Naples and another 3 under Brunsum. But, anyway- good job ! 😊

  • @KjartanAndersen
    @KjartanAndersen 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Typo in city of JWC. Should be Stavanger. Stoltenberg recently extended his role as SecGen until late 2023 due to current situation.

  • @atinek101
    @atinek101 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Hey, man! Cool video. Btw, "Czech Republic" can be short as "Czechia".

    • @anthonykaiser974
      @anthonykaiser974 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      That's rare in English, vs. Slovakia, which follows from the former "Czechoslovakia."

  • @geraldmeehan8942
    @geraldmeehan8942 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Thank you for the video NATO is proving it's importance in enforcing a rules based world community

    • @dosmundos3830
      @dosmundos3830 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      NATO has attacked dozens of countries in the last 1/2 century, it needs to be taken out.

    • @geraldmeehan8942
      @geraldmeehan8942 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@dosmundos3830But none of the former Warsaw pact nations or former Soviet republics. They all joined willingly. If Putin wants countries to stay within Russian orbit he should make life in Russian sphere preferable to the alternative

    • @dosmundos3830
      @dosmundos3830 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@geraldmeehan8942 What has Putin got to do with NATO attacking other sovereign nations? That's what we're talking about. You're just deflecting from the real problem.

    • @geraldmeehan8942
      @geraldmeehan8942 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@dosmundos3830 It has alot to do with the premise of the current war.
      But no, I don't think any sovereign nation should be invaded. I know NATO invaded Serbia, Lybia and Afghanistan. Iraq was only US & UK wasn't it? What were the other countries?

    • @dosmundos3830
      @dosmundos3830 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@geraldmeehan8942 Yugoslavia, Bosnia, Croatia, Kosovo, Somalia, Afghanistan...

  • @JohanMsWorld
    @JohanMsWorld 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Thanks for a very informative video in the times of where maybe my homeland Sweden is about to join NATO. A few notices:
    The chairmans name is pronounched Jens StolTenberg with focus on the middle T as well.
    The graphic reads NATA at the first few boxes but it should be NATO as you say in the lines.
    Given that primary Sweden and Finland are very close allies to NATO but not members (yet) I belive we have some more or less permanent representantion in at least the political side of the high command. At least we are invited to all the NATO meatings.
    There is also severel countries who are part of different task forces associated with NATO and are regarded as "close or important allies" from theyre perspective. Those countries regulary train with NATO forces but are not fully members affected by the article 5. Johan.

  • @historyking9984
    @historyking9984 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wow that’s different but a nice change