After ten years in office, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg will pass the reins to the former prime minister of the Netherlands. Rutte assumes leadership during a pivotal juncture for the coalition.
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg will hand the reins over to the former Dutch prime minister after 10 years in office. Rutte takes the helm at a critical moment for the alliance.
After vowing to leave politics forever in 2023, Rutte mounted a one-man campaign for the NATO post in recent
A series of events are planned in Brussels on Tuesday to mark a changing of the guard for NATO. Jens Stoltenberg, who has led the alliance since 2014, is stepping down in favor of the Netherlands’ ex-Prime Minister Mark Rutte.
Following a symbolic handshake and wreath-laying at NATO headquarters, the pair will then meet with bloc ambassadors at the North Atlantic Council for Rutte’s official appointment.
Stoltenberg took charge of the military alliance the same year Russia annexed Crimea. Only the tenure of Dutch diplomat Joseph Luns, who led NATO for 12 years, surpasses
After ten years in office, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg will pass the reins to the former prime minister of the Netherlands. Rutte assumes leadership during a pivotal juncture for the coalition.
There will be a number of activities in Brussels on Tuesday to commemorate NATO’s changing of the guard.
There will be a number of activities in Brussels on Tuesday to commemorate NATO’s changing of the guard. 2014 leader of the alliance Jens Stoltenberg is stepping down to make room for former Dutch prime minister Mark Rutte.
Following a symbolic handshake and wreath-laying at NATO headquarters, the pair will then meet with bloc ambassadors at the North Atlantic Council for Rutte’s official appointment.
Stoltenberg took charge of the military alliance the same year Russia annexed Crimea. Only the tenure of Dutch diplomat Joseph Luns, who led NATO for 12 years, surpasses Stoltenberg’s stint.
With Russian forces making advances in eastern Ukraine, it will be a crucial part of his job to shore up support for Kyiv among Western allies as fatigue for the conflict increases.
Members of the bloc are also concerned about the US presidential election in November. Since the United States is NATO’s most powerful member, the alliance might be rocked by a victory for former President Donald Trump, just as it was during his first term when he put pressure on allies to raise defense spending and questioned the bloc’s fundamental tenet of mutual security.
