20 Quotes by Lord Robertson

The rapid dissemination of technology and information offers entirely new ways of production, but it can also bring the spectre of more states developing weapons of mass destruction.

So seven new countries, three of them formerly part of the Soviet Union, and the others part of the Warsaw Pact, will become full members of NATO next year.

Globalisation will make our societies more creative and prosperous, but also more vulnerable.

If we get the capabilities, NATO, along with the European Union, can do amazing things.

And, perhaps most importantly, regional conflicts will again and again confront us with a cruel choice between costly engagement and costly indifference.

I believe that the organisers of this conference have chosen a very timely subject for our discussion - because the 21st century will confront us with an entirely new set of challenges.

For years, European leaders have pointed out that Europe is an economic giant, but a military pygmy.

NATO and the EU have also agreed on permanent arrangements on consultation and cooperation between themselves.

Within NATO, our Defence Capabilities Initiative has identified the essential capabilities all Allies must have for modern operations, and Allies are working to meet those requirements.