Mark Rutte, the new secretary-general of NATO, didn’t have to run for office to win his position, but his tenure will be shaped by U.S. President-elect Donald Trump. For a man such as Rutte who loves nothing more than routine, as FP’s Caroline de Gruyter documents, Trump’s reemergence on the international stage could spell trouble.

2024 was the year the world voted , as a Foreign Policy cover declared in January. In total, nearly half of the global population cast ballots in more than 50 countries, and from those elections, each of the five politicians featured below entered a new phase of their careers.

2024 was the year the world voted, as a Foreign Policy cover declared in January. In total, nearly half of the global population cast ballots in more than 50 countries, and from those elections, each of the five politicians featured below entered a new phase of their careers.

Mark Rutte, the new secretary-general of NATO, didn’t have to run

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