Ex-NATO chief warns alliance could collapse

Former NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has issued a stark warning about the alliance's future, stating it is "not set in stone" that NATO will exist in the next ten years. In an interview, he emphasized that the alliance's survival is not a natural law and urged taking seriously President Donald Trump's longstanding threats to withdraw the United States from the pact. Stoltenberg's comments reflect deepening anxiety among Western allies about the durability of the transatlantic security framework under the current U.S. administration.