# US expected to shrink troops available to NATO for wars and crises

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Podcast: [Radio National Breakfast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/radio-national-breakfast-572135)
Published: 2026-05-21T20:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/radionational-breakfast/us-nato-troops/106708834
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The Trump administration is expected to cut the number of troops available to NATO for fighting wars and responding to major crises - known as the NATO force model. The announcement is expected to be made at a meeting of NATO defence policy chiefs in Brussels later today - according to the news agency Reuters. It comes after the Pentagon abruptly cancelled the deployment of 4,000 soldiers to Poland earlier this week - reportedly blindsiding officials in Warsaw. The Trump administration also ordered the withdrawal of 5,000 troops from Germany earlier this month. So what does it mean for the NATO alliance - and will the US eventually abandon it altogether? GUEST: Douglas Lute, former US ambassador to NATO from 2013-2017 PRODUCER: Pip Cook

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