NATO’s big military shake-up explained

A reshuffle of who-commands-what in NATO puts a British General in charge of the only NATO operation on US soil, while an American will take over at Maritime Command in the UK.

Tim Henry explains all about the UK’s new command in Norfolk, Virginia, from his time as Deputy Commander there, and former senior NATO official Jamie Shea explains the wider moves to put Europeans in charge of joint operations while the US leads all force components.

The Chief of Defence Staff says he wants NATO postings to improve promotion prospects rather than hamper them, but what needs to change?

And as the CIA shutters its publicly available “World Factbook” Mike tells us why he thinks it’s a big loss.