New NATO SACEUR has many 1st: EU origin (Greece), Navy, PhD International relat.

[Geopol]

New NATO SACEUR has many "1st":

EU origin (Greece), Navy, International relations' PHD, Soft (Intelligent) Power adept, (etc).


- He is the 1st since France reintegrated NATO's military component. (That means Paris might have played an exceptional role for this choice).

- James Stavrides is of EU origin (Greek-American), and comes from the Navy.

- Reportedly proponent of an intelligent "Soft Power" (not only military, but also by Diplomacy, Trade, Media, etc), he holds a PhD. on International Relations.

Apparently, the Franco-German (Sarkozy - Merkel) hosts of NATO's 60th Anniversary Summit, which welcomed new US President Obama on april 2009 Strasbourg, aspiring to become the European Capital for Parliamentary Democracy and  Human Rights, developed original Symbols up to the Top, even of NATO's military commander...