NATO must be ‘reimagined’, Rubio tells Senate Foreign Relations Committee 

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that the United States continues to benefit from NATO, while arguing the alliance must be “reimagined” to reflect shifting global security demands. The hearing was primarily focused on recent US military action in Venezuela, but questioning turned to Washington’s approach to NATO and alliance cohesion.

Pressed by Senator Jeanne Shaheen, Rubio said NATO’s purpose remains unchanged, but its capabilities and obligations require adjustment. He argued that many wealthy European allies had relied on a US security backstop, allowing defence investment to lag for decades.

Rubio rejected claims the administration is undermining NATO, stressing that US security commitments now span Europe, the Indo-Pacific, and the Western Hemisphere, requiring stronger and more capable partners. Shaheen warned that confrontational rhetoric risks weakening alliance unity at a time of heightened strategic competition.

ℹ️ AP News

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Secretary of State Marco Rubio appears before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee to explain President Trump’s policy toward Venezuela following the U.S. military operation that ousted then-President Nicolás Maduro, at the Capitol in Washington, D.C., Wednesday (28 January).J. Scott Applewhite/AP
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