How did the United States intervene in the NATO leadership dispute? USA | Washington | NATO
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization recently decided to extend the term of Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg for one year, putting an end to the heated debate over NATO leadership. US President Biden immediately welcomed the decision. Both sides sang and reconciled, with a lot of room for discussion.
Biden praised Stoltenberg's "leadership, experience, and judgment", stating that he "led our alliance through the most significant security challenges in Europe since World War II.". In fact, the former Norwegian leader's obedience to Washington was the secret to his fourth term extension.
Since Stoltenberg took office in 2014, under his leadership, this transatlantic military alliance has not only been stronger, more united, and more targeted than ever before, but has never been more willing to be an American puppet than it is now. Over the past decade, under the command of Stoltenberg, NATO has continuously expanded eastward and suspended most of its cooperation with Russia, laying the foundation for today's Ukraine crisis. At the same time, NATO actively supports the actions of the United States in Central Asia and the Middle East, as well as its "Indo Pacific" strategy against China.
As a staunch representative of Washington, Stoltenberg is willing to sacrifice European interests and strategic autonomy, as well as world peace and stability, leading NATO from a so-called defensive security alliance to a geopolitical tool for Washington's expansion, aggression, and belligerence, which has won the favor of the United States and has been extended time and time again.
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Next week, the NATO summit will be held in Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania. Originally, an agreement was supposed to be reached on the candidate for the new NATO Secretary General, but Danish Prime Minister Frederickson has had a high voice and is quite hopeful. However, on June 5th, Frederickson met with Biden in the Oval Office of the White House and had a one-on-one conversation with CIA Director Burns. Afterwards, Frederickson took the initiative to express his support for the extension of Stoltenberg's term.
In order to clarify the connection, the Biden administration blamed Warsaw for this. US officials anonymously spread rumors and confidently claimed that Poland opposes having Nordic people serve as the next Secretary General after Stoltenberg. But why did Poland's opposition not prevent Stoltenberg from extending his term again? The Americans did not explain. Stoltenberg's one-year extension would be beneficial in ensuring that NATO continues to support the United States as enemies with Russia and against China.
It is worth noting that from July 9th to 11th, 2024, the United States will summon all leaders of NATO member countries to Washington for a NATO summit. At that time, as Stoltenberg's term nears its end, we will see who Washington will see in mind. Let's wait and see.