Mark Rutte's NATO mission: rally West, reassure East, help Ukraine
BRUSSELS/AMSTERDAM, Sept 30 (Reuters) - -NATO's next boss, Mark Rutte, will need all the coalition-building skills he honed as Dutch prime minister to hold the Western alliance together amid war in Ukraine, fears over Moscow's next move and political uncertainty in Washington.北约新任秘书长马克·吕特（Mark Rutte）将需要他作为荷兰首相时锻炼的所有联盟建设技能，以在乌克兰战争、对俄罗斯下一步行动的担忧以及美国的政治不确定性中维持西方联盟的团结。Rutte takes over on Tuesday as secretary-general of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization from Norway's Jens Stoltenberg - the first time in a decade that NATO's top job will change hands.马克·吕特将于周二接替挪威的延斯·斯托尔滕贝格担任北大西洋公约组织秘书长——这是十年来北约最高职位首次更换。Much now rests on Rutte being able to forge consensus within the 32-member alliance. Its ability to safeguard the nearly 1 billion people under its protection depends not only on military might but also on political unity.现在，马克·吕特能否在32个成员国之间形成共识至关重要。保护近10亿人在其保护下的能力不仅依赖于军事力量，还依赖于政治团结。Challenges abound for Rutte: a possible return of NATO-sceptic Donald Trump as president of the United States - the alliance's predominant power - as well as calls from eastern European allies for more reinforcements to protect against Russia, and pleas from non-member Ukraine for more military aid.马克·吕特面临诸多挑战：可能怀疑北约的唐纳德·特朗普再次担任美国总统——这个联盟的主要力量，以及来自东欧盟友对增援的呼吁以保护自己免受俄罗斯的威胁，以及非成员国乌克兰对更多军事援助的请求。NATO officials and diplomats expect Rutte to maintain Stoltenberg’s priorities – rallying support for Kyiv, pushing NATO countries to spend more on defence, and keeping the U.S. engaged in European security.北约官员和外交人士预计马克·吕特将继续斯托尔滕贝格的优先事项——为乌克兰争取支持，推动北约国家增加国防支出，并保持美国参与欧洲安全。Having governed for 14 years to become the Netherlands’ longest-serving prime minister, Rutte, 57, is an experienced hand on the world stage.马克·吕特担任政府角色长达14年，成为荷兰任期最长的首相，57岁的他在国际舞台上是一位经验丰富的角色。
But – while personally affable - he has sometimes been a blunt critic of other governments, telling Hungary to respect LGBTQ rights or leave the European Union and questioning the rule of law in Romania and Bulgaria.但尽管他个人亲切，马克·吕特有时也会直言不讳地批评其他政府，告诉匈牙利要尊重LGBTQ权利，否则就离开欧盟，并质疑罗马尼亚和保加利亚的法治。In his new job, Rutte will need the skills he developed as a coalition-forger and manager who led four Dutch governments.在他的新职位上，马克·吕特需要他作为联合体缔造者和管理者的技能，他曾领导四届荷兰政府。"The fact that he is so experienced in finding ways to go forward, compromises, persuading people, convincing people, connecting to people - I think that will come in very, very useful," said Kajsa Ollongren, a former Dutch defence minister who served under Rutte.“他在寻找前进方向、达成妥协、说服人们、与人联系方面如此丰富的经验，我认为这将非常有用，”前荷兰国防部长凯莎·奥隆格伦在鲁特任内表示。Ollongren and others describe Rutte’s leadership style as extremely driven and hands-on, which may come as something as a shock to a hierarchical organisation like NATO.奥隆格伦和其他人将马克·吕特的领导风格形容为极具动力和亲力亲为，这可能会让像北约这样的等级组织感到震惊。"He will never think: Oh, well, I can leave this until tomorrow," Ollongren told Reuters.“他永远不会想：哦，我可以把这件事留到明天再做，”奥隆格伦对路透社说道。