The New York Times25d
Europe’s Leaders, Dazed by an Ally Acting Like an Adversary, Recalculate
That could damage the bloc’s economies, which would make it even harder to lift spending on defense. NATO’s secretary ... on a visit to the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, last week, suggested ...
The New York Times13d
Europe Races to Repair a Split Between the U.S. and Ukraine
Mr. Starmer pushed leaders to follow Britain in bolstering its military spending. Mark Rutte, the secretary general of NATO, said several ... try to build political capital abroad when the ...
MyNorthwest.com14d
Trump’s moves test the limits of presidential power and the resilience of US democracy
‘Undermining our democratic traditions’ On the world stage, Trump and his administration have alarmed longtime allies in Europe over whether the U.S. remains committed to NATO and his siding ... in ...
Trump says ‘you have to keep NATO strong’ — as alliance chief hails prez for ‘staggering’ boost in military spending
President Trump said Thursday that NATO had to remain “strong” — as the military alliance’s top official praised him for sparking a “staggering” boost in military ...
Global News22d
U.S. says all NATO members should meet 2% defence spending target by June
The White House said Thursday that it expects all NATO members to be spending at least two per cent of their GDP on defence by the alliance’s next summit — four months from now. The demand ...
New York Post27d
NATO members to boost defense spending ‘considerably more than 3 percent’ of their GDP: report
NATO members will have to bolster their defense spending by “considerably more than 3%” of their GDP, the alliance’s Secretary General Mark Rutte said Saturday. The alliance chief’s ...
The Hill16d
Where NATO members rank on defense spending
Across Europe, leaders for years have promised to ramp up defense spending, though progress has been slow. NATO in 2014 set a target that each member dish out 2 percent of its GDP on defense by 2024.
The Independent8d
Trump considering changing NATO policy to favor countries spending more on defense: report
Three current and former senior U.S. officials and one congressional official spoke to NBC, saying that the U.S. may also prioritize military exercises with NATO members spending a certain ...
Yahoo25d
NATO secretary general says European countries have to do 'much, much more' to increase defense spending
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said European countries in the military alliance have agreed to step up their defense spending in the wake of President Donald Trump’s request that they ...
Yahoo Finance29d
Trump's NATO spending demands could hit Europe's credit ratings, says S&P Global
As a percentage of GDP, Europe's spending also works out as less than 60% of that of the U.S. - 1.9% of GDP this year versus 3.3% - something Trump's Vice President JD Vance again stressed as he ...
Reuters29d
Trump's NATO spending demands could hit Europe's credit ratings, says S&P Global
LONDON, Feb 14 (Reuters) - The credit ratings of Europe's NATO members are likely to suffer if they ramp up defence spending in line with U.S. President Donald Trump's demands although they might ...
Forbes8d
Trump Says U.S. Won’t Defend NATO Allies Behind On Defense Spending: ‘It’s Common Sense’
Trump has repeatedly said the U.S. would not come to the defense of countries behind on defense spending. The president said on the campaign trail last year that NATO members not meeting the 2% ...