Spain is not the only sceptic among NATO’s ranks. Slovakia, while less vocal, has also expressed ambiguity towards the 5% threshold. President Peter Pellegrini formally backed the target in The Hague, ...

"I am very open to having a public debate about the future of Austria's security and defense policy," Austria's Foreign ...

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

NATO wants European members to expand air defenses fivefold - report Jun. 04, 2025 6:26 AM ET SPDR® S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF (XAR), PPA, DFEN, EUAD, ITA, SHLD, NATO By: Jessica ...

U.S. President Donald Trump and his NATO counterparts are gathering this week for what might be a historic summit. It could also drive a wedge among the 32 member countries.

Rutte runs NATO headquarters, trying to foster consensus and to speak on behalf of all members. NATO’s military headquarters is based nearby in Mons, Belgium. It is always run by a top U.S. officer.

NATO defense ministers are proposing a 5% annual investment in defense spending by member nations to enhance defensive capabilities during a meeting in Brussels on Thursday.

THE HAGUE, Netherlands — NATO's summit in the Netherlands on Wednesday has been described as "transformational" and "historic." "We're witnessing the birth of a new NATO," Finland's President ...

Of the 32 NATO nations, Poland spent an alliance-high 4.12% of GDP on defense last year, according to statistics from the security alliance, with Estonia second at 3.43% and the United States ...

NATO is already planning to increase its defense spending target from the current 2% of GDP. "I assume that in The Hague we will agree on a high defense spend target of, in total, 5%," said NATO ...