NATO military commanders get together to decide how to advise political leaders

By Nigel Chamberlain, NATO Watch

General Knud Bartels, Chairman of the Military Committee, welcomed the 28 NATO Chiefs of Defence and the Strategic Commanders to their second Military Committee meeting of the year on 14 May. Since their last meeting in January, Bartels noted that:

The economic crisis continues to worsen, forcing the Alliance to further reduce defence spending.
World events have reinforced the need for NATO to provide agile, adaptable and affordable capabilities to cope with unpredictable security threats.
The potential, maturity and increased autonomy of Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) show that the process of transition to support Afghan security is still ongoing.
 
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