How NATO Is Quietly Reinventing Itself for Trump The recent NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey, was a masterclass in diplomatic maneuvering.
President Donald Trump's bombastic rhetoric and thinly veiled threats to withdraw from the alliance were met with a mix of deference and opportunism by NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte.
Rutte has earned his reputation as "Teflon Mark" through his proven track record of building consensus and surviving in the cutthroat world of European politics.