Politico<\/a><\/em>, citing sources familiar with the matter.<\/p>\n\n\n\nAccording to these sources, Rutte plans to eliminate two departments and cut dozens of positions at NATO headquarters in Brussels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHe\u2019s basically DOGE-ing NATO,\u201d one NATO official said, referencing U.S. billionaire Elon Musk\u2019s radical efforts to downsize the U.S. federal government earlier this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The reorganization\u2014previously unreported\u2014comes amid concerns that U.S. President Donald Trump, a known NATO skeptic, could potentially withdraw the U.S. from the military alliance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Over the past few months, Rutte has held two internal staff meetings where he announced a wave of changes, including reducing the number of NATO\u2019s international staff divisions from eight to six.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Division of Public Diplomacy, which acts as NATO\u2019s press office, the Executive Management Division, and the Alliance\u2019s Human Resources Department are among those being cut.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Their responsibilities will largely be absorbed by other departments. Notably, assistant secretary generals\u2014heads of departments appointed with input from NATO member states\u2014will continue performing their duties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Among those losing their positions are Rutte\u2019s aide for public diplomacy, Marie-Doha Besancenot, who resigned in March, and head of the Executive Management Division, Carlo Borgini.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThis is common practice when a new secretary general takes office,\u201d a former NATO official told Politico<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\nHowever, the same former official noted that Rutte\u2019s reform efforts are not as reckless as Musk\u2019s attempts to “boost government efficiency.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThis is being done by insiders who actually understand the priorities, existing structures, and processes. So it\u2019s a much slower and more thoughtful process than DOGE,\u201d the source added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Speaking on behalf of the Alliance, a senior NATO official, when asked about the staff cuts, stated: \u201cSecretary General Rutte is committed to making NATO efficient and effective,\u201d and \u201chas initiated a reorganization to optimize the functioning of NATO headquarters.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe reorganization process, which incorporates staff feedback and has been approved by allies, is ongoing,\u201d the official added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Meanwhile, at the upcoming NATO summit, new baseline defense spending targets are expected to be approved\u20143.5% of GDP directly on defense, and an additional 1.5% of GDP on defense-related areas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Read also:<\/strong> NATO\u2019s Eastern Flank Countries Preparing Hospitals for War \u2013 Politico<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte is cutting jobs within the Alliance as …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":31,"featured_media":1162438,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[13,38,49,36415],"tags":[76,78],"sources":[],"class_list":["post-1170519","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-news-uk","category-news-en","category-11473-news-en","tag-glavnoe-en","tag-homepage-en"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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