Secretary General of NATO - Anders Fogh Rasmussen

Published: Aug. 13, 2014, 9:23 a.m.

NATO is 65 years old \u2013 does it lack the vigour, resources and political will to be an effective military force on the world stage at a time when conflicts across continents in Iraq, Syria, Ukraine and West Africa present ever greater dangers to global security?

Hardtalk speaks to NATO\u2019s Secretary General, Anders Fogh Rasmussen. Can NATO make the world a safer place and, if not, is it time the alliance went into retirement?

Picture: Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Credit: Clemens Bilan/AFP/Getty Images