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.

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

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

NATO member defense spending commitments are overdue, writes Bruce Stokes of the German Marshall Fund. But how plausible are ...

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.

In October, NATO took part in a conference dedicated to the European Union’s long-term budget. In and of itself, this may not look like a major event. Nor was it the first of its kind. But the fact of ...

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

Stoltenberg says NATO's European members will together hit 2% defence spending target this year 18 of 31 NATO allies to meet or exceed the target in 2024 NATO to send message as doubts on U.S ...

Secretary General Mark Rutte said Europe does "not have enough," outlining ... the reconstitution of its military have led to greater urgency in NATO. Defense experts say higher spending is warranted, ...

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.