Devolution will kill Nationalism stone dead.

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

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.

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

You've got to be able to act when it's necessary to act. And you've got to be able to act where the threat is.

An attack on one is an attack on all.

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