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NATO eastern-flank reinforcement and burden sharing

Jens Stoltenberg is a Norwegian politician who has served as the minister of finance since 2025, a position he previously held from 1996 to 1997. A member of the Labour Party, he also served as the prime minister of Norway from 2000 to 2001 and 2005 to 2013, and secretary general of NATO from 2014 to 2024.

U.S. Soldiers assigned to the 2nd Cavalry Regiment are briefed as they prepare to deploy from Germany to Romania as part of the reinforcement mission in support of our NATO Allies . Photo: U.S. Army photo by Cpl. Austin Riel, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:2d_Cavalry_Regiment_Deploys_to_Romania_(7065270).jpg).
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Jens Stoltenberg is a Norwegian politician who has served as the minister of finance since 2025, a position he previously held from 1996 to 1997. A member of the Labour Party, he also served as the prime minister of Norway from 2000 to 2001 and 2005 to 2013, and secretary general of NATO from 2014 to 2024.

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