The acting Prime Minister of the Netherlands will face challenges such as the war in Ukraine when he takes over from Jens Stoltenberg.
The acting Prime Minister of the Netherlands, Mark Ruttewill face challenges including the war in Ukraine when he takes over Jens Stoltenberg in the NATO General Secretariatonce officially confirmed by the 32 countries of the Atlantic Alliance.
Rutte must monitor the application of the formal decision that is expected to emerge from the law Allied summit in Washington in Julyso that the Alliance can take a more active role in managing the sending of military aid and the training of Ukrainian soldiers, and perhaps also a military fund that Stoltenberg has requested. 40 billion euros annually for Ukraine.
NATO has recognized that Russia is the biggest threat that the Alliance faces as it becomes increasingly concerned about Moscow’s ability to employ hybrid tactics to destabilize its member states.
China allies worry because of the way its military investments have skyrocketed and because of the possibility of losing its technological edge to Beijing. Moreover, he believes that Beijing cannot be considered neutral regarding Russia’s war in Ukraine because it supplies Moscow with dual-use goods (civil and military) and electronics that it uses in the weapons it uses in the invasion .
Rutte must continue the work that Stoltenberg has been doing since 2014 increase defense spending. In Washington, the goal of reversing the 2% of GDP In defense it is not a ceiling, but a common minimum for everyone.
In the coming years, the allies who also belong to the European Union will have to agree on one new community budget in which Defense will have difficulty retaining funds in light of competition policy.
NATO is also faced with the instability projected through the southern borderwith countries such as Spain and Italy placing special emphasis on the need to adequately address these threats.
The differences in the positions of the allies They have become more apparent than ever in recent years in Hungary, which has resisted decisions taken by consensus in NATO.
Source: EITB
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