Lord Robertson Quotes

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. - Lord Robertson

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. - Lord Robertson

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. - Lord Robertson

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. - Lord Robertson

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. - Lord Robertson

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

In sum, as we enter the 21st century, the Euro-Atlantic community - North America and Europe together - has to face some tough challenges when it comes to improving our capability. - Lord Robertson

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

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. - Lord Robertson

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