"The fourth area of NATO's transformation that I wish to highlight is the geographic dimension. Now more than ever before, we need to look at certain countries and regions through a common transatlantic lens," NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer stated when addressing Bilkent University in Ankara. "This is true for South-East Europe, for Russia and Ukraine, for the Caucasus and Central Asia, as well as for Northern Africa and the Broader Middle East Finding ways to help positive change in these regions, to foster democracy and stability, should be a joint transatlantic effort or it won't stand much chance of success," the NATO Secretary General said, NATO press office reported.