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Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, NATO Secretary General
Stephen Sackur talks to outgoing NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer. Amid unresolved issues, can NATO find a unity of purpose with the new US administration?
Stephen Sackur talks to newsmakers and personalities from across the globe.
Jaap de Hoop Scheffer's five-year term as NATO Secretary General is coming to an end and many issues remain unresolved. The alliance is struggling to work out an appropriate exit strategy in Afghanistan and internal conflicts are a major hindrance. Relations with Russia are tense and look set to worsen as the alliance expands eastwards. Sackur asks Scheffer if NATO can find a unity of purpose with the new US administration.
Last on
Wed 11 Feb 2009
23:30GMT
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- Wed 11 Feb 2009 04:30GMT
- Wed 11 Feb 2009 23:30GMT