Pentagon urges NATO allies to take greater responsibility for European defense
Most outlets led with the Pentagon's call for NATO allies to demonstrate increased commitment to Europe's defense as part of a strategic review. Arab News Pakistan emphasized the shift in US focus toward security challenges closer to home and in the Indo-Pacific, while 24 News HD highlighted a senior official pressing allies to explain how they would meet US demands.
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Pentagon urges NATO allies to take greater responsibility for European defense
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Pentagon urges NATO allies to take greater responsibility for European defense
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US sounds out NATO allies over Europe force review
A senior Pentagon official pressed NATO allies Thursday to explain how they were stepping up to meet US demands to take responsibility for Europe's defence as Washington reviews its forces on the continent.
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US defense review presses NATO allies to prove they are taking the lead in Europe
BRUSSELS: The Pentagon on Thursday pressed US allies at NATO to prove they are stepping up their defense of Europe as Washington shifts its attention to security challenges closer to home and in the Indo-Pacific region.The US has begun cutting the forces it has stationed in Europe — around 80,000 are still deployed — and the Pentagon has launched a review to establish how deep further cuts shou...
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Top US official to meet NATO allies over force review
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Top US official to meet NATO allies over force review
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Top US official to meet NATO allies over force review
BRUSSELS: A senior US defense official will brief NATO countries Thursday on Washington’s review of its forces in Europe, officials said, in the face of fears over an American pullback from the continent. US Defense Under Secretary Elbridge Colby will meet ambassadors from NATO countries at the headquarters of the 32-country alliance in Brussels. “The United States is consulting with allies as ...
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