{"id":3301,"date":"2026-06-19T11:01:53","date_gmt":"2026-06-19T18:01:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/losangelesmovinginsider.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/19\/pentagon-chiefs-review-appears-out-of-step-with-what-nato-allies-are-already-doing\/"},"modified":"2026-06-19T11:01:53","modified_gmt":"2026-06-19T18:01:53","slug":"pentagon-chiefs-review-appears-out-of-step-with-what-nato-allies-are-already-doing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/losangelesmovinginsider.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/19\/pentagon-chiefs-review-appears-out-of-step-with-what-nato-allies-are-already-doing\/","title":{"rendered":"Pentagon chief\u2019s review appears out of step with what NATO allies are already doing"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><div>\n<p>BRUSSELS (AP) \u2014 Hours after U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth upbraided his NATO allies and announced a Pentagon review of their performance, the leaders of many European nations were assessing a check list of progress made on security priorities.<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/losangelesmovinginsider.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/19\/democratic-socialists-surge-in-mayoral-races-across-the-country-as-anti-trump-fervor-rises\/\">Democratic socialists surge in mayoral races across the country as anti-Trump fervor rises<\/a><\/p>\n<p>In essence, Hegseth was telling the Europeans things they already know.<\/p>\n<p>The list included their hike in defense spending, investment in industry to boost the production of military equipment, best use of lessons learned from the war in Ukraine, and the need to buy or develop drones, air defense systems and long-range weapons.<\/p>\n<p>At a summit ending Friday, they mulled how to put joint European Union funding to best use and cut red tape to speed purchases, weighed the state of \u201cmilitary mobility\u201d to speed the deployment of troops and equipment, and upgrade ports and airports.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEurope\u2019s defense readiness must be decisively ramped up by 2030,\u201d they reaffirmed. The list was not new, rather something they have developed since Russia\u2019s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.<\/p>\n<p>Intelligence agencies have warned that Russian President Vladimir Putin could order an attack elsewhere in Europe before the end of the decade, especially if he defeats Ukraine. Already they accuse Russia of acts of sabotage and misinformation across Europe.<\/p>\n<p>About two-thirds of EU member countries also stand in NATO\u2019s ranks, and the added unpredictability of the Trump administration has only girded them to forge ahead alone. Hegseth\u2019s Pentagon review was just the latest surprise.<\/p> <div>\n<\/div>\n<div><ul><div><div><li><div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"French President Emmanuel Macron, center, talks to other EU leaders...\" class=\"wp-image-3296\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/losangelesmovinginsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/097f0378f497783f4d5376e591cd2766-1024x683.webp\" width=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/losangelesmovinginsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/097f0378f497783f4d5376e591cd2766-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/losangelesmovinginsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/097f0378f497783f4d5376e591cd2766-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/losangelesmovinginsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/097f0378f497783f4d5376e591cd2766-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/losangelesmovinginsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/097f0378f497783f4d5376e591cd2766-1536x1024.webp 1536w, https:\/\/losangelesmovinginsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/097f0378f497783f4d5376e591cd2766-600x400.webp 600w, https:\/\/losangelesmovinginsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/097f0378f497783f4d5376e591cd2766.webp 1860w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<div>French President Emmanuel Macron, center, talks to other EU leaders during a round table meeting at the EU summit in Brussels, Friday, June 19, 2026. (AP Photo\/Geert Vanden Wijngaert)\n<\/div><\/div><\/li><li><div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Ukraine\u2019s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, second right, greets Hungary\u2019s Prime Minister...\" class=\"wp-image-3297\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/losangelesmovinginsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/7990d59417e052610fbdeaf410f53fb1-1024x683.webp\" width=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/losangelesmovinginsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/7990d59417e052610fbdeaf410f53fb1-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/losangelesmovinginsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/7990d59417e052610fbdeaf410f53fb1-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/losangelesmovinginsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/7990d59417e052610fbdeaf410f53fb1-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/losangelesmovinginsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/7990d59417e052610fbdeaf410f53fb1-1536x1024.webp 1536w, https:\/\/losangelesmovinginsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/7990d59417e052610fbdeaf410f53fb1-600x400.webp 600w, https:\/\/losangelesmovinginsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/7990d59417e052610fbdeaf410f53fb1.webp 1860w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<div>Ukraine\u2019s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, second right, greets Hungary\u2019s Prime Minister Peter Magyar, right, next to European Council President Antonio Costa during a round table meeting at the EU summit in Brussels, Thursday, June 18, 2026. (AP Photo\/Geert Vanden Wijngaert, Pool)\n<\/div><\/div><\/li><li><div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Italy\u2019s Defense Minister Guido Crosetto, fourth right, greets United States...\" class=\"wp-image-3298\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/losangelesmovinginsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/a1bf51ed23c18b9f9767c42de5c25b5d-1024x683.webp\" width=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/losangelesmovinginsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/a1bf51ed23c18b9f9767c42de5c25b5d-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/losangelesmovinginsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/a1bf51ed23c18b9f9767c42de5c25b5d-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/losangelesmovinginsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/a1bf51ed23c18b9f9767c42de5c25b5d-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/losangelesmovinginsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/a1bf51ed23c18b9f9767c42de5c25b5d-1536x1024.webp 1536w, https:\/\/losangelesmovinginsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/a1bf51ed23c18b9f9767c42de5c25b5d-600x400.webp 600w, https:\/\/losangelesmovinginsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/a1bf51ed23c18b9f9767c42de5c25b5d.webp 1860w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<div>Italy\u2019s Defense Minister Guido Crosetto, fourth right, greets United States Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, front second left, during a group photo of NATO defense ministers at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Thursday, June 18, 2026. (AP Photo\/Virginia Mayo)\n<\/div><\/div><\/li><li><div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte speaks after a meeting of...\" class=\"wp-image-3299\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/losangelesmovinginsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/54e94c0f669344a2a83807b901ed14fb-1024x682.webp\" width=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/losangelesmovinginsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/54e94c0f669344a2a83807b901ed14fb-1024x682.webp 1024w, https:\/\/losangelesmovinginsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/54e94c0f669344a2a83807b901ed14fb-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/losangelesmovinginsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/54e94c0f669344a2a83807b901ed14fb-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/losangelesmovinginsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/54e94c0f669344a2a83807b901ed14fb-1536x1023.webp 1536w, https:\/\/losangelesmovinginsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/54e94c0f669344a2a83807b901ed14fb-820x545.webp 820w, https:\/\/losangelesmovinginsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/54e94c0f669344a2a83807b901ed14fb-600x400.webp 600w, https:\/\/losangelesmovinginsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/54e94c0f669344a2a83807b901ed14fb.webp 1860w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<div>NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte speaks after a meeting of NATO defense ministers at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Thursday, June 18, 2026. (AP Photo\/Virginia Mayo)\n<\/div><\/div><\/li><li><div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"United States Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, right, speaks during a...\" class=\"wp-image-3300\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/losangelesmovinginsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/42433987a61e874bef62ebb0ea1c6db8-1024x683.webp\" width=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/losangelesmovinginsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/42433987a61e874bef62ebb0ea1c6db8-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/losangelesmovinginsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/42433987a61e874bef62ebb0ea1c6db8-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/losangelesmovinginsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/42433987a61e874bef62ebb0ea1c6db8-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/losangelesmovinginsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/42433987a61e874bef62ebb0ea1c6db8-1536x1024.webp 1536w, https:\/\/losangelesmovinginsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/42433987a61e874bef62ebb0ea1c6db8-600x400.webp 600w, https:\/\/losangelesmovinginsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/42433987a61e874bef62ebb0ea1c6db8.webp 1860w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<div>United States Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, right, speaks during a meeting of the North Atlantic Council in defense ministers format at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Thursday, June 18, 2026. (AP Photo\/Virginia Mayo)\n<\/div><\/div><\/li><\/div><\/div><\/ul><\/div>\n<h4>Pentagon chief blasts US allies<\/h4>\n<p>Hegseth does not attend many NATO meetings, and he left Thursday\u2019s gathering of defense ministers early. But his first major speech to the allies in February 2025 and his follow-up this week were memorable.<\/p>\n<p>On Thursday he berated NATO as a \u201cpaper-tiger,\u201d said allies had been \u201cshameful\u201d and that \u201ctoo many failed\u201d a test put to them by President Donald Trump when he sought use of their bases in Europe to launch attacks on Iran.<\/p>\n<p>He even took a shot at their focus on \u201cgender equity and climate change\u201d and slammed their migration policies.<\/p>\n<p>Hegseth then gave them six months to shape up for a Pentagon performance review that tied the presence of U.S. forces in Europe and American investment in NATO to whether he believes they are pulling their weight.<\/p> <div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s protection racket framing that undermines NATO solidarity, trust in the U.S. commitment to NATO, and, ultimately, U.S. security interests,\u201d said Rachel Ellehuus, Director-General of the Royal United Services Institute think-tank.<\/p>\n<h4>Terms of the review are unknown<\/h4>\n<p>What the review really involves is not clear.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt will be designed to ensure that NATO is moving fast and irreversibly toward Europe leading, stepping up to take primary responsibility for the defense of Europe,\u201d Hegseth said. \u201cSome countries will fail and others will pass with flying colors.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It might last \u201cup to six months, could be less,\u201d he said, and involve U.S. military commanders, members of Congress and the allies themselves.<\/p>\n<p>He said that U.S. payments into a joint NATO budget that runs its headquarters and other facilities will depend on how they\u2019re doing. \u201cWhere other allies do not spend with urgency, our dues contributions will go down,\u201d Hegseth said.<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/losangelesmovinginsider.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/19\/at-250-the-declaration-of-independence-still-sparks-hard-questions-in-class\/\">At 250, the Declaration of Independence still sparks hard questions in class<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Talking to reporters at Brussels airport before flying out, he said it would also address \u201cwhere is the right place for basing. Where can we make sure we have access and overflight when we need it, so that America is properly postured on the continent.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>NATO played no active role in the Iran war, but did shield alliance territory from possible attack.<\/p>\n<p>NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte could shed no light on what Hegseth\u2019s review might entail.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s still no clarity on exactly what the outcome will be, because that will depend on the review. So, we\u2019ll see what happens,\u201d Rutte said, adding that: \u201cWherever we can be helpful, we will be helpful.\u201d Rutte might learn more when he travels to Washington next week.<\/p>\n<h4>The numbers show US allies doing quite well<\/h4>\n<p>As far as Rutte\u2019s concerned, European allies and Canada are doing well, although they could always do more.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat we are seeing is staggering amounts of money coming in,\u201d he told reporters. \u201cEurope and Canada are spending in 2025 more than $90 billion extra compared to 2024, which is almost a 20% increase in defense spending.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The extra money must now be converted into more military equipment, weapons and ammunition.<\/p>\n<p>At their summit last year, the allies agreed to boost their military budgets to match that of the United States in terms of gross domestic product. Trump left the meeting a happy man, calling his NATO counterparts a \u201cnice group of people.\u201d But the review does not augur well for their next summit in Turkey on July 7-8.<\/p>\n<p>Still, top European military officers now hold more command roles at NATO, and U.S. allies have taken charge of funneling arms and money into Ukraine as the Trump administration has stepped back.<\/p>\n<p>Some Europeans and Canada are also spending billions to buy vital air defense systems from the United States that they donate to Ukraine, whose war with Russia they see as an existential threat to Europe.<\/p>\n<p>Indeed, it\u2019s hard to see what more could be done, and faster, except perhaps to provide unfettered access to their airspace and bases on their territory for America to wage its wars elsewhere.<\/p>\n<p>Ellehuus, a former top U.S. advisor at NATO, said that force positioning \u201cshould be driven by detailed threat assessments, operational requirements, and military planning \u2013 not used as a form of reward, punishment or revenge.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSuch framing undermines allies while they\u2019re actively trying to solve the problem and telegraphs to adversaries that U.S. security commitments have a price tag,\u201d she said.<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/losangelesmovinginsider.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/19\/how-a-congressional-redistricting-battle-could-gain-new-life-for-the-2028-elections\/\">How a congressional redistricting battle could gain new life for the 2028 elections<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has criticized NATO allies and announced a Pentagon review of their performance. 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