Defence: General Carsten Breuer takes over as Chair of the NATO Military Committee
The committee elected the highest-ranking German officer to succeed Italian Admiral Cavo Dragone. Is the German the right strategist for the warfare of tomorrow?
Generalinspekteur Carsten Breuer has been elected as the next chairman of NATO's Military Committee. He will succeed Italian Admiral Giuseppe Cavo Dragone and take over the position next year. Breuer, the highest-ranking soldier in the German military, beat Canadian Forces Chief of Staff Jennie Carignan in the election, which took place in Copenhagen.
The German government had nominated Breuer for the position in February 2026, with Chancellor Friedrich Merz aiming to make the German military the strongest conventional army in Europe.
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