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All this week, Riz is in New York, as world leaders convene for the U.N. General Assembly.Written off as a relic of the Cold War just a few years ago, NATO is back on the world scene in force. The alliance of 28 European countries, including the U.S. and Canada, found a new purpose with the attacks of 9/11.In October 2001, for the first time in its 60-year history, NATO invoked Article 5 of its Charter, which says that an attack on any member shall be considered to be an attack on all. Two years later, NATO took control of the International Security Assistance Force, which commands around 55,000 troops in Afghanistan.But as the Afghan War drags on, and casualties from member states rise, many NATO countries want to see a timeline to the conclusion of the war. Meanwhile, tensions with Moscow grow as NATO expands deeper into Warsaw Pact territory. So what are the challenges laying ahead for the world’s biggest military alliance?On Monday, Riz spoke with veteran Danish politician Anders Fogh Rasmussen, the new Secretary General of NATO