NATO to create intelligence chief position

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) has a new position in the works that would likely be tasked with improving intelligence sharing on terrorist groups. 

{mosads}The new post of assistant secretary general for intelligence will likely be approved by the alliance in July, the Wall Street Journal reported Friday.

The Journal reported that whoever fills the new post will focus on providing strategic guidance to NATO’s military commands and streamlining information sharing between members. 

After terrorist attacks in Paris and Brussels, many placed blame on lack of communication between countries. And presumptive presidential nominee Donald Trump has repeatedly bashed NATO and said it is ill-equipped to address terrorist threats. 

Petr Pavel, head of NATO’s military committee, told the WSJ that the new official would head a revamped intelligence structure aimed at combining intelligence analyses.