Stoltenberg's Possible Extension as NATO Chief Gains Support

NATO allies are considering extending the term of Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg until the alliance's summit in Washington next year, as countries fail to agree on a successor. The move would push the decision into an EU election year, allowing it to become part of the political jostling over who will run the EU's main institutions for the next five years. The EU positions require a geopolitical balancing act, and having four positions to hand out instead of one may help ease those negotiations.