Nato must change, demands US senator

Nato must adapt to play a bigger role in the fight against global terrorism or risk becoming marginalised, an influential US politician warned today.

‘‘If Nato does not help tackle the most pressing security threat to our countries today ... it will cease to be the premier alliance it has been and will become increasingly marginal,’’ Republican Senator Richard Lugar said in a speech to be delivered at Brussels conference organised by the US mission to Nato.