Today, NATO is becoming, in the words of its secretary-general, Anders Fogh Rasmussen, “a hub of a network of security partnerships and a center for consultation on global security issues.” It is a “globally connected institution,” with more than 40 individual country partners and growing ties to other international organizations.
今天，用北约秘书长拉斯穆森的话说，北约正逐步演变为“安全伙伴关系的网络枢纽和全球安全事务的咨询中心。”北约是一个“联系遍布全球”的机构，拥有40多个合作伙伴国，与其他国际组织的关系也越来越牢固。