Nato agrees to extend boss Stoltenberg’s term by a year FMTNews FMTWorld
Nato secretary-general Jens Stoltenberg is widely seen as a steady leader and patient consensus-builder.
The decision means continuity at the top of Nato as its 31 members grapple with the challenge of supporting Ukraine in repelling Moscow’s invasion while avoiding a direct conflict between Nato and Russian forces. “Nato member states have decided logically enough that the best secretary general currently on the market place is the one they already have. Experience matters especially at one of the most testing times in Nato’s history,” said Jamie Shea, a former senior Nato official now with the Chatham House think tank.
Stoltenberg also won widespread praise for guiding the alliance through severe transatlantic turbulence during the US presidency of Donald Trump, who openly speculated about taking the US out of Nato.