Former Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte will take the reins as NATO's new secretary-general on Tuesday at a perilous time for the Western military alliance.
With Russia's war in Ukraine raging through a third year, its leading power the United States set for a crunch election and China rising, NATO is grappling with major challenges.
Here are the key issues set to fill Rutte's in-tray as he enters office:
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