{"id":3072,"date":"2026-08-27T10:09:51","date_gmt":"2026-08-27T10:09:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/?p=3072"},"modified":"2026-08-27T10:09:51","modified_gmt":"2026-08-27T10:09:51","slug":"the-senates-nato-backstop-is-about-to-lose-its-biggest-champions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/?p=3072","title":{"rendered":"The Senate\u2019s NATO Backstop Is About to Lose Its Biggest Champions"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Sens. Jeanne Shaheen and Thom Tillis spent eight years rebuilding a bipartisan Senate channel to NATO at a time when allies increasingly looked to Congress for stability in Washington.<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/?p=3066\">Democrats Are Getting Some Answers to Their Chatbot Problems<\/a><\/p><p>Now both are leaving Congress, with no successors settled and no guarantee the group they rebuilt will survive or carry the same weight without them.<\/p>\n<p>Both senators say they are trying to keep the Senate NATO Observer Group, or SNOG, active. But neither gets to choose who takes over.<\/p><p>\u201cIt\u2019s not my decision. It\u2019s not Sen. Tillis\u2019s decision. It\u2019s the leadership\u2019s decision,\u201d Shaheen, a Democrat from New Hampshire, told NOTUS in an interview.<\/p>\n<section>\n<div>\n<h2>\n<span>Trending<\/span>\n<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium_large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Election 2026 Postal Service\" class=\"wp-image-3070\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/a866c13a8f4402a177f70f22adecbc3a-768x512.jpg\" width=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/a866c13a8f4402a177f70f22adecbc3a-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/a866c13a8f4402a177f70f22adecbc3a-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/a866c13a8f4402a177f70f22adecbc3a.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><h3>\n<span>\n                      Postal Officials Say Trump\u2019s Mail-Ballot Push Will Create Widespread Errors\n                    <\/span>\n<\/h3><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium_large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"US Department of the Treasury\" class=\"wp-image-2969\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/48ba3e51a27a513915112940936f59ad-768x512.jpg\" width=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/48ba3e51a27a513915112940936f59ad-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/48ba3e51a27a513915112940936f59ad-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/48ba3e51a27a513915112940936f59ad.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><h3>\n<span>\n                      Billionaire\u2019s WSJ Op-Ed Criticizing Bessent Was Written With AI\n                    <\/span>\n<\/h3><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium_large\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Data Centers Blowback\" class=\"wp-image-3071\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/996a45bcb44c89de3612ce1162871223.jpg\" width=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/996a45bcb44c89de3612ce1162871223.jpg 768w, https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/996a45bcb44c89de3612ce1162871223-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><h3>\n<span>\n                      Josh Shapiro and RFK Jr. Trade Barbs Over Deadly Measles Outbreak\n                    <\/span>\n<\/h3><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium_large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Atmosphere at Immigration Court in New York City\" class=\"wp-image-2885\" height=\"555\" src=\"https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/5580f58d9367bce9ebca7b1e1628f165-768x555.jpg\" width=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/5580f58d9367bce9ebca7b1e1628f165-768x555.jpg 768w, https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/5580f58d9367bce9ebca7b1e1628f165-300x217.jpg 300w, https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/5580f58d9367bce9ebca7b1e1628f165.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><h3>\n<span>\n                      Judge to Baby: File an Asylum Application\n                    <\/span>\n<\/h3><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>Their departure comes as the United States\u2019 relationship with NATO is being tested under President Donald Trump.<\/p><p>Trump has pushed NATO allies to dramatically increase their defense spending, helping secure a new pledge last year for each nation to spend at least 5% of GDP by 2035. His second term has also deepened strains with the alliance, from renewed pressure for the U.S. to take over Greenland, clashes with European governments over the Iran war and moves to reduce the U.S. military presence in Europe.<\/p><p>Tillis described the group as a way for senators to reassure allies when Trump\u2019s rhetoric raises doubts about the U.S.\u2019s commitment to NATO.<\/p><p>\u201cLook, you got to deal with the rhetoric. But the reality is, membership in NATO is a treaty that the president can certainly cause problems, but cannot by himself negate.\u201d Tillis, a Republican from North Carolina, said in an interview.<\/p>\n<p>Rachel Ellehuus, a former U.S. defense adviser at NATO, said the Senate group is \u201ceven more important now when we\u2019re getting mixed messages from the executive branch.\u201d<\/p><p>\u201cA group like the SNOG really does show you where that consensus is and reminds Europeans that there are representatives on both sides of the political aisle who strongly support NATO,\u201d said Ellehuus, now the director-general of Royal United Services Institute, a U.K. defense think tank.<\/p><p>Over the years, the group became a regular presence at NATO summits and other major transatlantic gatherings, giving senators direct access to allied leaders and another way to signal bipartisan support. Most recently, Shaheen led a bipartisan delegation to the July summit in Ankara, Turkey, which her office described as her final one as co-chair.<\/p><p>Both senators pointed to Finland\u2019s and Sweden\u2019s NATO accessions as major accomplishments, saying the group helped build Senate support and move the ratification process quickly after Russia invaded Ukraine.<\/p><p>But the group has a built-in weakness: It does not formally exist in law. It is voluntary and has repeatedly come and gone since the Senate first created it in 1997 during NATO enlargement. Shaheen and Tillis revived it again in 2018.<\/p><p>That history is part of why Shaheen and Tillis are trying to make the group permanent before they leave, creating a clearer structure for succession and avoiding another lapse.<\/p>\n<p>The senators introduced legislation last year to codify the group, but the bill has not advanced. Tillis said he still hopes to move it through the National Defense Authorization Act or a year-end package.<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/?p=3062\">Postal Officials Say Trump\u2019s Mail-Ballot Push Will Create Widespread Errors<\/a><\/p><p>\u201cI think it\u2019d be ideal,\u201d Tillis said. \u201cI\u2019m trying to do it ahead of leaving.\u201d<\/p><p>Tillis said part of the holdup is an internal Senate dispute over who should control the group. He said no one is opposed to its existence, but some senators want to determine which committees its leaders should come from, something he called \u201csilly or petty.\u201d<\/p><p>\u201cWe\u2019ve got some people in the mix that want to lead it or kind of fold it into one committee or another, which makes no sense,\u201d Tillis said.<\/p><p>Without a permanent structure, the group depends heavily on its leaders, making its future influence largely a question of who takes over. Shaheen said she and Tillis \u201chave had a really good relationship and share the same perspective about NATO.\u201d<\/p><p>\u201cWhen these groups have fallen to the wayside, it\u2019s because leaders have not invested the time,\u201d Tillis said, adding that the group\u2019s success is \u201cvery much personality-driven.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey\u2019re all as good as the commitment of the leaders, their working relationship, their ability to get other members engaged and their willingness to travel,\u201d he added.<\/p><p>Jim Townsend, a former senior Pentagon official who also served in the U.S. Mission to NATO in Brussels, said Shaheen and Tillis \u201cleave very big shoes to fill\u201d because of their credibility on both sides of the Atlantic and the time they have invested in NATO relationships.<\/p><p>Tillis and Shaheen have both pointed to Sens. Mike Rounds (R-South Dakota) and Angus King (I-Maine) as potential successors. Shaheen said Rounds and King \u201cwould be great,\u201d but again stressed that the choice belongs to leadership. King\u2019s office declined to comment on the matter.<\/p><p>Tillis has personally encouraged Rounds to consider the role and called him \u201cprobably first among all Republicans in his participation.\u201d<\/p><p>Rounds said he is interested.<\/p><p>\u201cI\u2019ve indicated that I would like an opportunity to do that if it works into the bigger picture of where everybody else fits in,\u201d he told NOTUS.<\/p>\n<p>Rounds said he would be open to working with King but noted that other names have also been suggested. He said Senate leadership has not approached him about taking over.<\/p><p>Rounds said the next co-chairs will have to preserve the group\u2019s bipartisan identity if they want it to have credibility overseas.<\/p><p>Congressional engagement carries real weight with allies because it gives them \u201canother view about how Washington thinks\u201d beyond the presidential administration, Townsend said.<\/p><p>Townsend said the group\u2019s disappearance would leave a real gap in Congress\u2019 NATO outreach.<\/p><p>\u201cIf the SNOG goes away, that takes a tool out of the toolbox,\u201d Townsend said. \u201cAnd if you don\u2019t have a SNOG providing that kind of voice, that will certainly hurt the effort to keep the alliance going through this tough time.\u201d<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/modernhomejournals.com\/?p=3058\">Rep. Beatty Says Trump Is Using Mob-Like Tactics in Kennedy Center Battle<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The retirements of Sens. 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