German general Breuer elected to head top NATO military body
- On Saturday in Copenhagen, military chiefs from the 32-nation alliance elected General Carsten Breuer, Germany's chief of defence, as the next head of the NATO Military Committee, succeeding Italian Admiral Giuseppe Cavo Dragone next summer.
- As NATO's senior military authority, the committee serves as the main military adviser to political chief Secretary General Mark Rutte, positioning the chair as one of the alliance's most influential roles alongside the Supreme Allied Commander Europe.
- A 61-year-old army officer, Breuer earned the nickname 'the chancellor's general' after leading Germany's COVID crisis committee in 2021 and 2022, and previously served with NATO's International Security Assistance Force in the Afghan capital, Kabul.
- European governments have ramped up defence spending driven by Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine, with Germany targeting over $230 billion by 2030; Dragone wrote that Breuer's appointment comes at a 'demanding moment for Euro-Atlantic security.'
- Lieutenant General Christian Freuding is expected to succeed Breuer as Germany's chief of defence before year-end, as Breuer assumes his NATO role during a period of significant upheaval within the alliance.
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German Armed Forces Chief of Staff General Carsten Breuer was elected on Saturday as the next chairman of NATO's Military Committee. The NATO Military Committee is the alliance's highest military authority and advisory body, where the heads of member states' defense forces translate political decisions into military advice and guidance.
German General Carsten Breuer, Germany's chief of defense, has been elected to head NATO's Military Committee, the alliance's highest military body. Breuer was elected on Saturday by the defense chiefs of the 32 member countries during a meeting in Copenhagen. The announcement was made by the current chairman of the Military Committee, Italian Admiral Giuseppe Cavo Dragone. Breuer will take office in July 2027, succeeding Dragone, and will remai…
Germany's highest-ranking soldier becomes the new chairman of the NATO Military Committee.
German General Carsten Breuer was appointed on Saturday, Chairman of the NATO Military Committee, and from the middle of next year he will replace Italian Admiral Giuseppe Cavo Dragone. The German Ministry of Defence has transmitted that Breuer will have a clear line in front of the growing threat represented by Russia, according to AFP.
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