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" And I was asked if I would come and help with the recovery of this great British company, Cable and Wireless, and I'm delighted to become part of the new and very talented management that have been brought in to that company as well. "
Management
Great
Company
" And most countries are now reducing the number of conscripts and increasing the professionals that are available because they're available on short notice. "
Most
Short
Number
" And, perhaps most importantly, regional conflicts will again and again confront us with a cruel choice between costly engagement and costly indifference. "
Us
Choice
Will
" But we acted pre-emptively in Kosovo in 1999 to stop Milosevic from doing what he was doing and increasingly doing the ethnic cleansing in a systematic way. "
Ethnic
He
Stop
" For years, European leaders have pointed out that Europe is an economic giant, but a military pygmy. "
Leaders
Military
Economic
" For years, we have heard warnings that Europe needs to contribute more to NATO's capability. "
Needs
Years
Heard
" Globalisation will make our societies more creative and prosperous, but also more vulnerable. "
Globalisation
Creative
More
" 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. "
Us
Challenges
I Believe
" If we get the capabilities, NATO, along with the European Union, can do amazing things. "
Along
Things
Amazing
" 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. "
Together
Challenges
America
" NATO and the EU have also agreed on permanent arrangements on consultation and cooperation between themselves. "
Themselves
Cooperation
NATO
" 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. "
New
Year
Become
" 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. "
Ways
Information
Technology
" 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. "
Will
Action
Become
" 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. "
Children
Remember
School
" 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. "
Meet
Initiative
Working
" 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. "
Necessary
Threat
Got
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