What happened
A meeting between US Undersecretary of Defense Elbridge Colby and representatives from five key NATO member countries, known as the Bergen Group, has raised concerns among NATO experts. The group, which includes Sweden, Finland, Poland, Germany, and the Netherlands, was established to discuss NATO's future and the alliance's shift towards a new model, where Europe takes the lead in conventional defense.
Critics argue that the exclusion of other NATO members, such as the UK, France, and the Baltic states, risks creating a divide within the alliance. Fabrice Pothier, CEO of Rasmussen Global, described the situation as
