Lord Robertson

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Well, I'm moving into the private sector because it's not something I've done before and it was quite exciting.

We all know that the idea of a strong and effective European security capability has been floating around for years.

And most countries are now reducing the number of conscripts and increasing the professionals that are available because they're available on short notice.

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.

Well, if the NATO countries don't make more of their troops usable and don't get the equipment to get them fast where the action is, then the organisation will suffer and will increasingly become irrelevant.

What I will remember most from my time in NATO is meeting children in the countries where I've gone to, to Moscow and to Kiev, I've met school children.