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The United States will continue to provide critical military capabilities to NATO, but on a more limited basis as European allies assume greater responsibility for the defence of the continent, according to NATO’s top military commander.
Gen. Alexus Grynkewich, NATO’s Supreme Allied Commander Europe and commander of U.S. European Command, told Reuters that Washington would continue to support the Alliance with key capabilities while Europe takes on a larger role. He stressed, however, that an ongoing review of U.S. forces in Europe has “no predetermined outcome.” Around 80,000 U.S. military personnel are currently stationed in Europe.
The shift forms part of a broader rebalancing inside NATO. The Alliance has increasingly described its future model as one in which European allies spend more, expand defence production and assume greater operational responsibility while maintaining the transatlantic framework.
The comments are significant as European governments accelerate investment in capabilities traditionally provided at scale by the United States, including intelligence, logistics, long-range strike, air and missile defence and command-and-control systems.
Source: NATO
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NATO background on the transatlantic rebalancing
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