Spain is not the only sceptic among NATO’s ranks. Slovakia, while less vocal, has also expressed ambiguity towards the 5% ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth meets Baltic leaders to discuss defense spending, ensuring 5% GDP investments in 2026.

Defense experts say higher spending is warranted, especially on ground-based ... Jan Kallberg, a security expert at the Center for European Policy Analysis, said "the major challenge in NATO is not ...

NATO is pouring new spending into much-needed air defenses. Money alone won't fix the West's problems. Sinéad Baker. Sun, July 6, ... There are steps forward, but challenges remain.

The outcomes speak for themselves: concrete achievements that decades of conventional wisdom could not produce.

NATO leaders agreed on a massive hike in defense spending Wednesday after pressure from U.S. President Donald Trump, and expressed their “ironclad commitment” to come to each other’s aid if attacked.

The Western military alliance’s new national spending benchmark on defence and security may cause problems for smaller and poorer NATO member states in the Balkans who cannot afford 5 per cent ...

Germany has to overcome several obstacles if it wants to become Europe’s strongest military power as NATO faces uncertainty due to shifting US policies, says security expert Matthias Dembinski - Anado ...

The U.S. push for increased defense spending from its Asian allies mirrors the Cold War-era experience of NATO, where U.S. pressure led to gradual but necessary increases in defense capabilities.

NATO leaders agreed on a massive hike in defense spending Wednesday after pressure from U.S. President Donald Trump, and expressed their “ironclad commitment” to come to each other’s aid if ...

Or how about Spain? Madrid was allowed to host the 2022 NATO leaders summit but went from 1.24%-of-GDP defense spending in 2023 to only 1.28% of GDP in 2024.

NATO leaders have agreed on a massive hike in defense spending after pressure from U.S. President Donald Trump and expressed their “ironclad commitment” to come to each other’s aid if ...