According to Politico, Mark Rutte has received support for all 32 NATO allies for his candidacy for the post of the next Secretary General of the Alliance. This made him one of the main candidates for this responsible position, which requires a number of difficult problems.
Jens Stoltenberg, who holds this position, has to resign until October 1. However, even for an experienced politician, the new post will not be a easy walk. He will have to face five complex topics.
First, it is possible to return Donald Trump. Trump's re -election is almost certainly disrupting the NATO preparation plan for future membership in the Alliance, including efforts to complete the transfer of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, originally built on the Soviet model to the Western rails.
As soon as Rutte he enters the post, Ukraine will ask him for help on the eve of winter. NATO countries are fighting for sending - or, as in the case of Rutte, for the construction of air defense systems. But there are not many of them in Europe, in the US, the development slowed down Congress, and countries do not want to abandon their air boards in this dangerous time in this dangerous time.
NATO's new Secretary General will also have to force the Alliance to split, because not everyone has already reached the target of defense costs of 2% of GDP. In addition, the countries that bordered with Russia are dissatisfied with Rutte: they have been outraged by the low costs of the Netherlands for defense and are especially upset that the main role in NATO has always been played by Western or Northern Europeans, although the Eastern Flank countries have been members of the Alliance for a quarter of a century. Distribution of positions within the Alliance has long been a painful issue for eastern European countries.
In addition, not only Trump will have to persuade NATO to preserve NATO: the far -right parties, which are skeptical to the Alliance and sympathize with Putin, will blossom across Europe. Therefore, one rutte should not be afraid: his new job will definitely not be boring.
