Johnson warns Europe of NATO's need of US

NATO’s Underspending Problem: America’s Allies Must Embrace Fair Burden Sharing

The 2025 Washington Summit marked the 75th anniversary of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) by celebrating the Alliance’s enduring commitment to the transatlantic region’s freedom and security. Yet despite paeans to the North Atlantic Treaty’s Article 5—which states that an attack on one member is an attack on all—national leaders have proven reticent about commitment, rhetorical and practical, to Article 3, which requires that NATO …

Johnson warns Europe of NATO's need of US

According to former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson, there is no viable alternative to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) to defend Europe, and he insisted the continent should increase military spending.

Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has called on Europeans to reduce vacations and cut social benefits to increase military spending. In his column for the Daily Mail, he wrote that Americans are worse off socially, but spend more on defense. He said it was time for Europe to adopt this approach. Johnson compared working conditions: Americans get only 10-15 days of paid vacation a year, while in Europe there are about 30 days. He also n…

Workers in Europe have all sorts of luxuries and protections that American capitalism simply doesn't have. Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson made this point in his commentary, saying that Americans are irritated by "European swindling" because, among other things, we have twice as much vacation time but pay significantly less for defense. European swindling was written about in a leaked chat between US government officials by Defense S…