Francis Tuschek<\/p>\n\n\n\n
NATO staff are softening language related to climate, gender, and diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) to avoid a potential backlash from the administration of US President Donald Trump, Politico has reported, citing sources familiar with the situation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Phrases concerning climate, as well as gender diversity and security, have been reworded in new NATO legislation drafted by its committees and working groups, using language deemed more palatable to Washington, the outlet said on Thursday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Trump administration took sweeping action aimed at dismantling gender and DEI programs shortly after Trump assumed office in January. The new administration is working to cut funding for universities and dismantle federal programs that include DEI practices. It is also carrying out a purge within the Pentagon to eliminate these programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201dEveryone sees on the news where the Trump admin stands; you don\u2019t want to do anything that shoots yourself in the foot,\u201d<\/em> one NATO official told Politico.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201dGreen technologies\u201d<\/em> have reportedly been replaced with \u201cinnovative technologies,\u201d<\/em> while \u201cclimate\u201d<\/em> has been described as an \u201coperational environment,\u201d<\/em> another official said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n NATO officials are steering clear of any language referencing \u201cgender\u201d<\/em> or \u201cwomen, peace, and security\u201d<\/em> in an effort to secure approval from all 32 member countries, including the US, the outlet said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201dEveryone knows that the worst thing you can do is present it as a diversity issue,\u201d one of the officials said. \u201cIt\u2019s not a woke agenda, it\u2019s part of a military agenda, and now more people are pricking up their ears to make sure it is spoken about in military terms.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n The fight against \u201cwoke policies,\u201d<\/em> such as the promotion of gender reassignment treatment among minors, was a key part of Trump\u2019s presidential campaign. He has signed multiple executive orders rolling back DEI initiatives since taking office.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Trump has also consistently criticized NATO countries, accusing them of \u201cfreeloading\u201d<\/em> on US military support. He has pushed for members to increase their defense spending target from the current 2% of GDP to 5%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n On Tuesday, the Trump administration unveiled a plan to slash the State Department\u2019s budget by nearly 50%, a reduction that would deeply affect contributions to NATO\u2019s internal operations, the UN, and roughly 20 other international bodies. The proposal, put forward by the White House\u2019s Office of Management and Budget, seeks to reduce combined funding for the State Department and USAID from $54.4 billion to $28.4 billion for the next fiscal year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Among the most significant changes is the proposed elimination of financial support for nearly all international organizations, including the UN and NATO headquarters.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Francis Tuschek NATO staff are softening language related to climate, gender, and diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) to avoid a potential backlash from the administration of US President Donald Trump, Politico has reported, citing sources familiar with the situation. Phrases concerning climate, as well as gender diversity and security, have been reworded in new NATO legislation…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1704,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[79],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1703","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nato"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pacificislands.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1703","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pacificislands.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pacificislands.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pacificislands.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pacificislands.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1703"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/pacificislands.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1703\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1705,"href":"https:\/\/pacificislands.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1703\/revisions\/1705"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pacificislands.news\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/1704"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pacificislands.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1703"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pacificislands.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1703"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pacificislands.news\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1703"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}