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German general Carsten Breuer elected NATO Military Committee chair in Copenhagen
German General Carsten Breuer elected NATO Military Committee chair in Copenhagen
German Gen. Carsten Breuer was elected chair of NATO’s Military Committee on Saturday during a meeting of the alliance’s chiefs of defense in Copenhagen, the current chair, Italian Admiral Giuseppe Cavo Dragone, announced on X.
Breuer, the inspector general of the Bundeswehr since March 2023, will succeed Dragone in July 2027 for a three-year term, serving as NATO’s top military adviser to Secretary-General Mark Rutte. The Military Committee is the alliance’s supreme military authority, bridging recommendations from member states’ chiefs of defense to political leaders.
Dragone congratulated Breuer, citing his “operational judgment, deep knowledge of the alliance, and leadership of the German Armed Forces” in a post on X. Breuer defeated Canadian Gen. Jennie Carignan, who would have been the first woman to hold the post, according to NATO’s announcement.
German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius praised Breuer’s “strategic foresight” and his role in restructuring the Bundeswehr, adding that Breuer would bring “all his strength and experience to NATO” as the alliance faces “major, historic challenges,” German media reported. Breuer, a 61-year-old army air defense officer who enlisted in 1984, previously led the Bundeswehr’s Territorial Command and directed Germany’s COVID-19 crisis staff under Chancellor Olaf Scholz.
Breuer thanked the chiefs of defense for their trust, stating that “the support of the NATO allies’ chiefs of staff means a lot to me” and that he looked forward to “taking on this challenging and important role” to uphold “peace and freedom in our alliance,” according to the German Press Agency.
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