Event Brief
Germany’s Carsten Breuer to chair NATO military committee
By The BriefBrief · Sources (5)
Filed: Sep 19, 2026 at 7:05 PM ET
Summary: Germany’s chief of defense Carsten Breuer will become chair of NATO’s Military Committee after a majority of alliance chiefs of defense backed his candidacy in a secret vote on Saturday. Breuer, who has led Germany’s armed forces since 2023, won support from at least 17 of NATO’s 32 chiefs and will take over from Italy’s Adm. Giuseppe Cavo Dragone next July for a three-year term.
WHO: Carsten Breuer; NATO chiefs of defense
WHAT: Breuer is selected to chair NATO’s Military Committee.
WHEN: Sep 19, 2026
WHERE: Copenhagen, Denmark
WHY: He was selected through a secret vote by NATO’s chiefs of defense to lead the Military Committee.
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