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FOR NATO CHIEF MARK RUTTE, GETTING EUROPE TO PAY MORE FOR ITS DEFENSE MAY BE THE EASY PART
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NATO SecreTAry-GeNerAl MArk ruTTe keepS A vArieTy of mementos in his office. There is a sprawling photograph of the North Sea from the vantage point of his hometown in the Netherlands, a kanji gift from Japan’s Minister of Defense, and a framed floral embroidery that reads “In Unity is Strength” in Cyrillic with the stitched flags of NATO, Ukraine, and the E.U. But the room’s largest ornamental feature is the blue-andwhite map of the world that looms above his conference desk. “In the past, I was responsible for this,” the former Dutch Prime Minister says, pointing to his tiny home country in the northwestern corner of Europe. He extends his arms out to encircle the entire Western defense alliance that is home to 1 billion people. “And now ...” he says, with a wry laugh.
It’s a glimpse of the storms ...
