From a laborer to a liberal, but at NATO, the difference is not even noticeable because there is only one political line that matters: Atlanticism….
The three-day summit – from today 9th July to Thursday 11th – that will celebrate the 75th anniversary of the creation of NATO opens in Washington and will also see the final stage of the process of appointing former Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte as head of the Alliance in place of Jens Stoltenberg.
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres expresses grave concern that “Lebanon will become another Gaza”. He says speaking to journalists at the Glass Palace in New York, while distressing and alarming, but also contradictory, political, military and humanitarian information continues to arrive from Israel and the Gaza Strip on the wars that could continue to ensue.
One of the main reasons Rutte is seen as a strong choice is his perceived ability to deal with the behaviour of Donald Trump.