Building a better NATO: Secretary General's Pre-Summit Speech at Chatham House

On Monday 9 June [2025] NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte gave a keynote speech at Chatham House in London, United Kingdom. “Building A Better NATO” outlines Mr Rutte’s priorities for the Alliance at the NATO Summit in The Hague (24-25 June) in light of growing security challenges. It also provides factual context for his expectation that Allies will agree to invest 5% of their GDP in defence.