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NATO's commitment to spend 5% of GDP on defense by 2035 was meant to unify the alliance, but it's revealing dangerous fault ...
As expected, the main result was the European pledge to spend 3.5 per cent on defence and 1.5 per cent on defence-relevant infrastructure by 2035, bringing the total spending by European countries to ...
After keeping Donald Trump happy with a pledge to up defence spending at NATO's summit, Europe is now bracing for a key ...
The agreement to do so marks an increase for the Baltic States, which had exceeded the alliance’s previously agreed threshold of 2%, established in 2014.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth meets Baltic leaders to discuss defense spending, ensuring 5% GDP investments in 2026.
The defense alliance of 32 countries is planning to invest billions in its security over the coming decade. But it’s a splurge that some European NATO members, saddled with huge debt burdens, can ...
NATO's 5% spending commitment is a watershed moment for an alliance dogged by laggard investment outside the U.S. — if, that ...
It comes as the United States — NATO’s biggest-spending member — shifts its attention away from Europe to focus on security priorities elsewhere, notably in the Middle East and Indo-Pacific. Spain had ...
NATO allies aiming to increase independence from Washington should focus on generating European capacity in areas where only ...
Eighteen allies will meet the agreed-upon defense spending targets this year, according to NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg ... NATO Allies in Europe will invest a combined total of $380 ...
Many NATO members lag far behind the U.S. in defense-spending levels and military capabilities. Now they are trying to fix that.
The spending hike requires each countries to spend billions of dollars. It comes as the United States — NATO’s biggest-spending member — shifts its attention away from Europe to focus on ...