Is It Worth Spending 5% of Gdp on National Defence?

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Although 5% is an excessive target, it makes every effort to increase the resources devoted to national defence.

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Toronto, Canada, August 8, 2025 (AFP) – Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney confirmed on Friday that his country would devote 5% of its national wealth to its defence and reaffirmed the 2% target set by NATO and the United States for the 2025 fiscal year. As he had already said in April when arriving at [...]

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Miguel Gouveia: "Is it worth spending 5% of GDP on National Defense?" admin Fri, 08/08/2025 - 14:10 The Russian invasion of Ukraine and Trump's position demanding that other NATO countries dedicate more resources to defense should have resulted in a substantial increase in spending on the armed forces of European countries. In response to Trump's demands during his first presidency, several NATO countries began planning increases in defense spen…