Intel chief post

NATO Moving to Create New Intelligence Chief Post

The Western alliance is moving toward creating a powerful new intelligence post, according to U.S. and European officials, in a bid to improve how Europe and America share sensitive information on terrorism and other threats.

In the face of the terror attacks in Paris and Brussels, Europe has struggled to improve cross-border intelligence sharing. Some officials believe the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, which relies heavily on U.S. intelligence, could facilitate improved information exchange if it were driven by a new senior intelligence official.

NATO doesn’t currently have a formal role in fighting Islamic State, and the push for the new intelligence position comes amid growing criticism of the alliance’s failure to focus more resources on terrorism. Donald Trump, the probable Republican presidential candidate, has repeatedly said the organization isn’t sufficiently committed to countering terrorism.