2026-09-17 11:02:12 UTC / 路透社
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华盛顿，9月17日（路透社）——一位关键的参议院民主党人已请求国务卿马克·卢比奥确保美国外交官参与五角大楼主导的美国在欧洲军事存在评估，该评估已引发北约盟友的担忧。
在致同时担任国家安全顾问的卢比奥的信中，参议院外交关系委员会最高民主党议员珍妮·沙欣写道，包括受影响国家的美国大使在内的外交官们被排除在决策圈之外。这封信首次被透露给路透社。
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该评估于6月启动，预计年底前完成，是特朗普政府推动欧洲减少对美国依赖、转而更多承担自身防务责任的举措之一。
美国在欧洲驻军约8万人。
“负责管理我们双边关系的国务院，历来在这类评估中发挥着重要作用，”信中写道。
“但我们通过自身对话、欧洲之行以及与盟友的接触了解到的情况却并非如此。受影响国家的美国大使和使团团长被排除在磋商之外。”
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欧洲驻军态势评估几乎完全由国防部负责处理，五角大楼政策负责人埃尔布里奇·科尔比担任主导角色。
消息人士告诉路透社，特朗普政府经常不让国务院人员参与与其职责范围相关的政策辩论。由于问题敏感，他们要求匿名。
该做法的支持者表示，通过缩小决策范围，政府可以快速行动，同时最大限度减少泄密。反对者则认为，这意味着重大决策是在没有足够专家和盟友意见的情况下做出的。
五角大楼、国务院和白宫没有立即回应置评请求。
沙欣写道，驻军规模调整将对双边关系产生影响，而这些关系最终将由国务院负责管理，波罗的海国家爱沙尼亚、立陶宛和拉脱维亚是面临风险最高的国家之一。
“即使从纯粹军事角度看似乎微不足道的调整，也可能对我们的双边关系产生巨大影响，尤其是在波罗的海盟友方面，因为俄罗斯一直在加剧其在北约东翼的混合行动，”信中写道。
欧洲领导人已警告过被归咎于俄罗斯的混合事件，这类事件未达到常规军事攻击的门槛，但会破坏欧洲安全——比如破坏活动、纵火和无人机入侵。
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Democratic senator calls for US diplomats to help guide Europe troop review
2026-09-17 11:02:12 UTC / Reuters
By Gram Slattery
September 17, 2026 11:02 AM UTC Updated 1 hour ago
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WASHINGTON, Sept 17 (Reuters) – A key Senate Democrat has asked Secretary of State Marco Rubio to ensure that U.S. diplomats are involved in a Pentagon-led review of America’s military presence in Europe that has alarmed NATO allies.
In a letter addressed to Rubio, who is also the national security advisor, Senator Jeanne Shaheen, the top Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, wrote that diplomats, including U.S. ambassadors in potentially affected countries, are being kept out of the loop. The letter was first shared with Reuters.
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The review, which began in June and is due to conclude by the end of the year, is part of a push by the Trump administration to have Europe rely less on the United States and instead take more responsibility for its own defense.
The U.S. has around 80,000 troops stationed in Europe.
“The Department of State, which is responsible for managing our bilateral relationships, has traditionally played a substantial role in reviews of this kind,” read the letter.
“Yet what we are hearing through our own conversations, travel across Europe and engagement with our Allies tells a different story. U.S. Ambassadors and Chiefs of Mission in affected countries have been excluded from consultations.”
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The Europe force posture review is being handled almost exclusively by the Department of Defense, with Pentagon policy chief Elbridge Colby taking a leading role.
The Trump administration has frequently excluded State Department personnel from policy debates relevant to their portfolios, sources have told Reuters. They declined to be named due to the sensitivity of the issue.
Advocates of that approach say that, by keeping decision-making circles small, the administration can move quickly while minimizing leaks. Opponents say it means weighty decisions are made without sufficient input from experts and allies.
The Pentagon, State Department and White House did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
Shaheen wrote that adjustments in troop levels would have an effect on bilateral relationships that the State Department would be left to manage, with the Baltic nations of Estonia, Lithuania and Latvia among the countries with the most at stake.
https://www.reuters.com/e3c4813f-23c0-4f03-95a3-7766dc7cd326
“Even changes that may appear modest from a purely military standpoint can have outsized effects on our bilateral relationships, particularly with Baltic Allies, as Russia continues to intensify its hybrid actions along NATO’s eastern flank,” read the letter.
European leaders have warned of hybrid incidents, often attributed to Russia, that fall below the threshold of conventional military attacks but undermine European security — such as sabotage, arson and drone incursions.
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Reporting by Gram Slattery; Editing by Don Durfee and Sonali Paul
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