Following the Vilnius summit in June, NATO leaders agreed to ratchet up defense spending to 5% of GDP. According to the summit statement, the alliance continues to believe that Russia poses a ...

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

NATO's commitment to spend five percent of GDP on defense by 2035 was meant to unify the alliance, but it's revealing ...

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.