It’s been more than five years since Mark Rutte earned the nickname “the Trump whisperer.” It was July 2018 and Jens Stoltenberg, the NATO secretary-general, had ushered everyone but the leaders, ...

Dutch politician, Mark Rutte, set to head NATO, the world’s biggest military organization, from October.

Former Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte, who is set to take over as NATO secretary general, is shown during an official lunch at Noordeinde Palace on June 24 in The Hague, Netherlands.

The outgoing Dutch prime minister, Mark Rutte, has been formally selected as the next NATO secretary general, the military alliance announced Wednesday, coming at a pivotal time as it grapples ...

Mark Rutte has worked to find consensus among fractious coalition partners over a career in Dutch politics. He’ll aim to bring that strategy to NATO. June 20, 2024 ...

While the Netherlands under Rutte’s leadership long failed to meet the NATO target of spending 2% of its GDP on defense, the Dutch are expected to edge past the mark this year.