General Carsten Breuer, Germany’s chief of defence, was chosen on Saturday as the next head of NATO’s military committee, the alliance’s top military authority and a key advisory body for its political leaders.
Military chiefs from the 32-nation alliance elected Breuer at a meeting in Copenhagen, current chair Italian Admiral Giuseppe Cavo Dragone said in a post on X. Breuer will take up the role next summer, succeeding Dragone.
“Your operational judgement, your deep familiarity with this Alliance and your leadership of the German Armed Forces will serve NATO well,” Dragone wrote, congratulating Breuer.
“The Chiefs of Defence have placed their trust in you at a demanding moment for Euro-Atlantic security,” he added.
The committee is NATO’s senior military authority and its chair serves as the main military adviser to its political chief, Secretary General Mark Rutte.
Breuer will assume the post at a time of upheaval in the alliance. US President Donald Trump has demanded that European countries take primary responsibility for the continent’s defence after decades of American leadership.
