Defense experts say higher spending is warranted, especially on ground-based ... Jan Kallberg, a security expert at the Center for European Policy Analysis, said "the major challenge in NATO is not ...

BAE Systems has hiked its profit and sales guidance, as the British defence giant cashes in on an increase in military ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth meets Baltic leaders to discuss defense spending, ensuring 5% GDP investments in 2026.

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, ...

NATO has cultural problems, with countries working separately. Jan Kallberg, a security expert at the Center for European Policy Analysis, said "the major challenge in NATO is not money, it's ...

NATO leaders are expected to agree by Wednesday that member countries should spend 5% of their gross domestic product on defense ...

The US-led NATO alliance must prepare for the possibility that Russia and China could launch wars in Europe and the Pacific ...

Many European countries face major economic challenges, and Trump's global tariff war ... They are expected to up the ante for what NATO calls “core defense spending” to 3.5%, while changing how it's ...

NATO members plan to increase defense spending to 5% of GDP by 2035 — a "quantum leap," according to the military alliance's ...

The Western military alliance’s new national spending benchmark on defence and security may cause problems for smaller and poorer NATO member states in the Balkans who cannot afford 5 per cent ...

THE HAGUE, Netherlands — 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 ...

While Trump celebrated the defense spending pledge, questions rose about his support for NATO’s mutual defense pact, Article 5. The article, part of the Washington Treaty, establishes the ...