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

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

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 ...

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.

But Spain remains a rare holdout, angering U.S. President Donald Trump, who has painted the policy as a personal win.

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 ...

Eighteen members of NATO will spend at least 2% of GDP on defense, the security bloc’s top official revealed amid renewed anxiety about the U.S. commitment to the trans-Atlantic alliance.

NATO allies aiming to increase independence from Washington should focus on generating European capacity in areas where only ...

Many NATO members lag far behind the U.S. in defense-spending levels and military capabilities. Now they are trying to fix 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.