I'd like to start by talking about the challenge of terrorism. Both of these are going to require a new 21st century approach and both of these threats and our responses to them, both nations and as alliances, are going to define European security for quite some time as well as the character of the Trans-Atlantic community. People ask me all the time, how do you sleep at night with everything going on in the world? And I say, "Well, I sleep like a baby, I wake up crying every two hours." The two things that keep me up at night, a lot is the threat of terrorism and the challenges that we have with Russia. So what I want to talk about today is two things. These challenges are very difficult but they have to be addressed with vigor, determination, and most importantly, collaboration across the Atlantic and within the European Union. The Secretary has said, "We believe very strongly that we're an infliction point in the strategic landscape, much different than the last 25 years." In fact, when he came aboard, he said, "what I want to think about is how the next 25 years is going to differ from the last 25 years and that is what I really want to focus as the Secretary of Defense." Part of that strategic landscape, and by extension, NATO, is facing pressures from South, from the East, from the North, and from within. I really enjoyed my time and I'm looking forward to talking to you this afternoon and answer any questions you might have. Today, it's especially wonderful because I've never been to Brussels before. And the many times I can escape the game preserve, it's a wonderful thing.
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