I am delighted to have the opportunity to speak to you this morning about an issue that is of great importance. Disarmament and non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction are enormous challenges for the international community. The key question is: will the UN disarmament and arms control architecture live up to our hopes and expectations?…

Excellencies, distinguished guests, dear friends, I am honoured but also humbled by the decision of the Carnegie Foundation to present me the Carnegie-Wateler Peace Prize for 2006. Let me begin by thanking you Hans for your warm and carefully chosen summation of the reasons that have motivated the jury. The prize may have been awarded…

I thank Anna Lindh and the government of Sweden for organizing this meeting. None has worked harder than Sweden to establish a culture of preventive thinking in the external action of the European Union and, indeed, of the international community. This is an important moment for all organizations represented here. It is the first time…

Your Royal Highness [Duke of Kent], Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, I am very pleased to have the opportunity to address the Royal United Services Institute on the occasion of the «NATO at Fifty» Conference. RUSI has been at the forefront in analysing defence and security issues since 1831, the year it was founded by the…