The race to become NATO’s leader is becoming more fierce. However, the majority of the race is held in the dark, and the victor is still unknown.
Jens Stoltenberg, a Norwegian, has served as the transatlantic military alliance’s secretary-general for nine years, and he will step down at the end of September.
Many allies desire that his successor be chosen before the NATO summit in Lithuania in the middle of July, if not earlier.
There is not much time left for the 31 nations that make up NATO—from the United States to the newest member, Finland, to Turkey. They could ask Stoltenberg to grant them a fourth term extension.