Ever since NATO general secretary Mark Rute expressed consensus on the large -scale spending increase and the United States President’s flattery, Donald Trump developed a new praise of the alliance. And in NATO many people breathed a soul.
But not everyone welcomed a hero when Rutte returned from the Hague. The general secretary is facing criticism, some of them are public, what their team says for the “adaptation” of NATO resources.
What can be done in normal times is described as a bureaucracy reshuffle, a separate impression is made in the current trans-at-eleventh climate. Some Oberver say Rute is re -connecting NATO to please the White House and doing so in ways that do not serve the widespread or long -term interests of the alliance.
Dr. Gerlinde Nees, who held several positions in NATO in 26 years, led to inciting the changes. She went so far that Rute is following the controversial Elon Musk-Paid Downsing under the “DOGE of the government”.
“Sick-influence using us inspiration from ‘dog’ exercise, [the reorganization] A broadly a smooth ingestion has been aligned for us to Maga politics, “Nehs has written in one. LinkedIn PostRai which he later confirmed DW directly. “Under the disguise of efficiency, ‘work of NATO headquarters that can become the goal of Donald Trump’s Irish, which may be Irish for their’ wakes’ or ‘irrelevances’, which have fallen down, have been tucking, distant or dissolved.”
What are the changes in NATO?
No one refers to the two changes that he specifically harasses: NATO’s special office is transferred out of the general secretary’s office for women, peace and security (WPS) and for the merger of climate and energy section with defense policy and plan. She says that these tasks have been taken to “ensure less visibility” of these issues.
In Washington, DC, the Defense Secretary PT Hegaseth has abolished WPS programs in Pentagon, and Trump is rejecting attempts to deal with climate change.
Is it a coincidence that some NATO changes reflect the preferences of the White House? A senior NATO official who spoke on the condition of NATO emphasized a more dangerous security environment, not any one colleague, forcing the restructuring of the structures of the employees.
“The General Secretary, like his predecessors, wants to ensure that the NATO headquarters should be organized so that it can be efficiently and effective,” the officer told DW, “this is the motivation behind this structural reform, which is not aimed at cutting the cost or number of employees, but to align in the better field of work.”
Change in communication?
Perhaps the most visible difference will be the shuttering of NATO’s public diplomacy division (PDD). It traditionally has press operations of NATO; Cum-provided social flexibility of projects on issues, interaction with students and interaction with other upcoming groups; And citizens general outreach.
Many people in PDD want to find other positions, while some will see their tasks transferring to other units. The press office wants to do direct and general secretary and spokesperson’s office. Other divisions are being deducted, there is executive management, which includes many works from recruitment to internship program to archives.
Sources in NATO say that the number of bing cuts is not very large, perhaps 40 overall, as others are being built at the same time. Meanwhile, they say, there are some 300 vacancies.
But Nees, who spent many years in NATO public diplomacy and engagement efforts, still find PDD’s abolition and remaining communication employees for hard fathom for fathom at the time when she believes that the alliance should work for “information on NATO and out of defense affairs in our societies.
So you are afraid of the co–provided grant program, which works with the initiative of think tanks, universities and other civil society, “one will come to grind.”
It takes additional importance with the district of USAID Global Humanitraian Assistance Agency with the US government, which helped to fund certain activities and services.
But a senior NATO official told DW that the outreach efforts of the alliance would not be reduced; Rather, the PDD is “being converted into a more concentrated office of strategic communication.” Other changes likewise “all drive to the same principle – better alignment so that we can reach the important function of alliance.”
NATO sources say the grant program will not be terminated, although there may be a temporary brake to allow changes in bureaucracy to be effective.
What happens when the aid program is folded, pre-American diplomatic
Considering an oblivion to discuss his views, the diplomat of a former US State Department, critics agree that there are risks to this shake-up when funding for public outreach is downgrade. After serving in the positions of Brussels and NATO and European Union worldwide, this retired officer is afraid of changes seen in both NATO and America that may carry forward fuel isolation and apathy between the public, both in the coalition region and other parts of the world.
The former official sees that it is happening in practice, for example, through long distance conversations held at 5:30 am once a week, as they keep mentioning a colleague posted in Asia.
Referring to the presence of USAID in this country, the retired officer said, “My in myself told me that in his last conversation with his ambassador, he was considered ‘unsuccessful’.” What was 100% convicted by 100%. How do you want to win against sugar when we have nothing? “
German MEP Descrbe ‘Super Despair’ status
Back to NATO headquarters, whether it was an official order or not, some employees working in the fields such as women, peace and security and climate have been encouraged that they are not specifically visible to parts of their jobs. Many have shared their experience with this reporter for the first time.
A prominent lawyer on thesis issues, German Green Member of European Parliament, Hannah Pneumon said that his NATO contacts also have similar stories. Pneumon says that she considers this “super disappointment because it has no meaning with purely scientific, security, political perspective.” However, therefore, it is emphasized that it is necessary to ensure that the thesis subjects are underway. Currently, he said that he has been assured that this is happening – even if people have to change the office and keep their head down to do so.
Edited by: Jess Smi
