{"id":1020,"date":"2026-06-04T22:11:30","date_gmt":"2026-06-04T22:11:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/reliablemovingcrews.com\/?p=1020"},"modified":"2026-06-04T22:11:30","modified_gmt":"2026-06-04T22:11:30","slug":"white-house-to-replace-national-security-councils-europe-chief-amid-broader-shake-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/reliablemovingcrews.com\/?p=1020","title":{"rendered":"White House to replace National Security Council&#8217;s Europe chief amid broader shake-up"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><div><div><ul><li>Summary<\/li><\/ul><\/div><div><\/div><\/div><div>WASHINGTON, June 4 (Reuters) &#8211; The White House&#8217;s top Europe expert is \u200bset to leave in the coming days, part of a staff shake-up that some sources say could give Secretary of State Marco Rubio \u200ctighter day-to-day control over policymaking at the National Security Council.<\/div><div>Charles McLaughlin, senior director for European and Russian Affairs, is expected to depart as a series of personnel moves effectively places more Rubio allies in key NSC roles, according to four people familiar with the changes who requested anonymity to discuss non-public personnel moves.<\/div><div>The moves suggest Rubio and his team may be taking a more active \u200brole in managing and staffing the NSC, a shift that could result in the once-powerful national security body regaining some of its former clout. \u200bRubio also serves as President Donald Trump&#8217;s acting national security adviser.<\/div><div>European allies are increasingly anxious about the direction of U.S. policy \u2060under Trump. Trump has lately adopted a harsh tone toward many NATO allies, accusing them of failing to help the United States in its war against Iran.<\/div><div>It was not \u200bimmediately clear why McLaughlin, a former army special operations officer with significant private-sector experience, was leaving.<\/div><div>A White House official said he would return to the National Defense University, \u200ba Pentagon-funded university where he had been serving as a professor. He had been detailed from the NDU, and his detail was expiring in mid-June, the official said.<\/div><div>European officials have told Reuters they have generally liked McLaughlin on a personal level and described him as a fair professional, but many have also seen him as more interested in normalizing relations with Russia than in \u200bapplying additional pressure on Moscow.<\/div><div>While the foreign policy implications of McLaughlin&#8217;s departure will ultimately depend on his replacement, some European officials are hoping for someone more hawkish \u200btoward Russia.<\/div><div>McLaughlin did not respond to a request for comment.<\/div><div>Following the publication of this article, the White House objected to the characterization of McLaughlin.<\/div><div>&#8220;Charles McLaughlin has only advocated for President Trump&#8217;s \u200cagenda to \u2060bring peace to world conflicts, including the Russia-Ukraine War,&#8221; White House spokeswoman Anna Kelly, adding that the European officials cited in this story &#8220;have no idea what they are talking about.&#8221;<\/div><h2>NSC RESHUFFLE<\/h2><div>His departure comes amid a broader reshuffle at the NSC, which has historically coordinated national security across the U.S. government but has played a diminished role during the second Trump administration.<\/div><div>In late May, Robert Gabriel, one of two deputy national security advisers and a close confidant to Chief of Staff Susie Wiles, left for the \u200bprivate sector. Last week, State Department \u200bcounselor Mike Needham, one of Rubio&#8217;s most \u2060trusted aides, moved to the NSC to become a deputy national security adviser.<\/div><div>Among those in the running to replace McLaughlin, the sources said, is Chris Curran, another high-ranking Rubio aide, who has been directly involved in talks to settle Russia&#8217;s war \u200bin Ukraine, though no final decisions have been made and others are in the running.\nCurran, who is currently a member \u200bof the State Department&#8217;s \u2060Policy Planning staff, did not respond to a request for comment.<\/div><div>Under former President Joe Biden, the NSC served a central role in many important foreign policy decisions, so much so that some State Department and Pentagon officials privately complained about its primacy.<\/div><div>Its importance began to wane after Trump returned to office in January 2025 and purged NSC staff. In \u2060April of that \u200byear, he removed then-National Security Adviser Mike Waltz. Since then, Rubio has served in both the top diplomatic \u200band national security roles, and most NSC staffers have been cut out of key decisions.<\/div><div>Needham, the new deputy national security adviser, is among those responsible for choosing McLaughlin&#8217;s replacement, one of the sources said. 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