Former NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said in an interview with Bloomberg that the future of the North Atlantic Alliance cannot be considered guaranteed forever. According to him, member states have no reason to treat NATO’s existence as something automatic and eternal.

Stoltenberg made it clear that the bloc’s stability depends not on the organization’s formal status, but on the readiness of its member states to constantly reaffirm their commitment to common goals. He compared relations within the alliance to a marriage, where both prosperous periods and crises occur, while preserving the union requires constant work, compromises and mutual responsibility.

The former secretary general effectively stressed that NATO is not an unchangeable structure, but a political association whose future is determined by the decisions of its members. In his assessment, the fate of the alliance will depend on how ready the bloc’s countries are to maintain unity, coordinate interests and support collective defense capability.

At the same time, Stoltenberg did not predict the organization’s imminent collapse. On the contrary, he expressed confidence that NATO would continue to exist in the foreseeable future, since it remains an important instrument of collective security for its members.

The former head of the alliance also noted that NATO has repeatedly demonstrated its ability to adapt to new challenges. However, he said this is precisely why member states must not treat the alliance as a given: its unity and military resilience require constant strengthening.