Скачать или смотреть Leslie Chats with Benedetta Berti on NATO, Hybrid Warfare, Infrastructure Risks, and Energy Security

As energy infrastructure becomes a battlefield for hybrid threats, NATO is rethinking how to defend its member states beyond traditional warfare. In this special episode, Leslie Palti-Guzman speaks with Dr. Benedetta Berti, Director of Policy Planning at NATO’s Office of the Secretary General.

Together, they explore:

Why energy security is central to NATO’s collective defense
The growing threat of sabotage, cyberattacks, and underwater cable disruption
Strategic vulnerabilities in energy grids, shipping routes, and military fuel logistics
NATO’s evolving stance on hybrid warfare and systemic challenges posed by China

Also we deep-dive on NATO’s deterrence strategies, and the economic upside of defense-industrial innovation.

Available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube, and all major podcast platforms.

This episode was recorded on July 10, 2025

00:00 Intro
00:59 Introduction to Energy Vista Podcast
01:20 Meet Dr. Benedetta Berti from NATO
01:42 Energy Security and Infrastructure Threats
03:34 Why is energy security now part of the NATO collective defense strategy?
04:58 Resilience of Civilian Infrastructure
08:42 Is there a point where NATO considers an event as an act of war, and how is this determined?
12:17 NATO's Enhanced Deterrence Efforts
14:21 Nuclear Deterrence and Inter-Allied Cooperation
16:40 China as a Systemic Challenge
20:13 The Call for Increased Defense Spending
27:29 Were there any women in your position before you at NATO, and how is it to communicate and exchange with colleagues from defense?

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