NATO's commitment to spend 5% of GDP on defense by 2035 was meant to unify the alliance, but it's revealing dangerous fault ...

"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 ...

France declined to join the plan because of President Emmanuel Macron's push for European nations to strengthen their own ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

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.

Since NATO set its defense spending targets in 2014, overall average spending among member states, excluding the United States, has risen from 1.4% of GDP to 2% in 2024.

NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte said that he expects alliance members to agree during next month's summit to a defense spending target of 5% of gross domestic product.

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.

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 ...