Europe · Sunday, 20 September 2026
Germany's Carsten Breuer elected to head NATO's Military Committee
NATO's chiefs of defence, meeting in Copenhagen, elected German General Carsten Breuer to chair the alliance's senior military advisory body from July 2027, choosing him over Canada's General Jennie Carignan. Breuer becomes chief military adviser to Secretary-General Mark Rutte, giving Germany one of NATO's two most senior military posts alongside the Supreme Allied Commander Europe.