The Trump administration plans to significantly reduce the number of U.S. fighter jets, warships, and submarines reserved for NATO’s common defense, according to a classified briefing held last week in Brussels. The announcement was made by Pentagon adviser Alexander Velez-Green in a closed-door meeting of NATO policy directors, blindsiding senior alliance officials, according to two alliance diplomats cited by Politico Europe [2]. The move represents one of the most substantial shifts in U.S. force posture in Europe since the end of the Cold War, according to analysts. The cuts affect the NATO Force Model, the framework established in 2022 after…

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