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It鈥檚 the largest gathering of international leaders ever to take place in Britain, prompting the biggest police operation ever mounted in Wales.听 President Obama will be here, Chancellor Merkel, and leaders and senior ministers from more than 60 other countries.

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NATO hits Newport this week, for what鈥檚 been hailed as its most important summit since the end of the cold war.听 Across south east wales, roads have been blocked, schools are closing early, and mile after mile of steel fencing has been installed to protect the leaders and their supporting cast of thousands.

But what does NATO actually achieve?听 Does it 鈥榖uild stability in an unpredictable world,鈥� as it claims; or, as its critics protest, does it threaten stability as it defends the interests of the most powerful nations? And is support for a military force compatible with Christian faith?

Roy Jenkins explores some of the issues with听 Marie Walsh, one of the organisers of 鈥淭he Long March on Newport鈥�;听 Dr. Steve Smith, Professor of Political Philosophy & Social Policy at University of Wales Newport; Jennifer Mathers, Head of the International Politics Dpt at Aberystwyth University; and Major General retired, Tim Cross, who served with NATO in the Balkans, was the senior British officer responsible for post war planning in Iraq, and is also an Anglican lay minister.

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