German general Breuer elected NATO Military Committee chairman in Copenhagen

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German general Breuer elected NATO Military Committee chairman in Copenhagen
German general Carsten Breuer elected NATO Military Committee chair in Copenhagen
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German Gen. Carsten Breuer was elected chairman of NATO’s Military Committee during a meeting of the alliance’s chiefs of defense in Copenhagen on Saturday, NATO announced. Breuer, the inspector general of the Bundeswehr and Germany’s highest-ranking soldier, defeated Canadian Chief of Defense Staff Gen. Jennie Carignan in the vote. He will succeed Italian Admiral Giuseppe Cavo Dragone in July 2027.
Breuer called the election a vote of confidence from allied chiefs of defense. “The support of the chiefs of defense of our NATO allies means a great deal to me,” he told the Deutsche Presse-Agentur. “The alliance faces major tasks ahead for our security and peace in Europe and beyond.” As committee chairman, he will serve as the primary military adviser to the NATO secretary-general and coordinate recommendations from the alliance’s chiefs of defense for political decision-making bodies.
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said the appointment demonstrated Germany’s responsibility within the alliance. “We are grateful for the trust our allies place in us,” Merz wrote on X. Defense Minister Boris Pistorius praised Breuer’s strategic vision, noting his role in restructuring the Bundeswehr amid rising threats, particularly from Russia.
Breuer, who has led the Bundeswehr since March 2023, will remain in his current post until the transition. The last German to hold the NATO Military Committee chairmanship was Gen. Harald Kujat, who served from 2002 to 2005.
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