US EditionMassive security operation for NATO summit turns parts of The Hague into a fortress
- The NATO summit began on Tuesday, June 24, 2025, with leaders representing 32 member countries gathering in the host city for this annual event.
- The summit follows years of increasing defense spending targets and ongoing tensions in West Asia, notably between Israel and Iran, while disagreements on exact commitments persist among member states.
- Discussions included defense industry cooperation with EU leaders, planned focus on support for Ukraine, and expectations for members to commit to a proposed 5 percent of GDP defense spending target.
- The summit incurred estimated costs of 183.4 million euros, making it the most expensive NATO summit by meeting duration, and U.S. Ambassador Whitaker affirmed the U.S. "isn't going anywhere" amid concerns about U.S. commitment.
- The event underscored NATO's need to address strategic challenges from Russia and China, adapt to evolving global threats, and manage internal divisions over defense spending and alliance roles.
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NATO Summit Opens In The Hague Amid Historic Defense Pledge And Global Tensions - Worthy Christian News
by Emmitt Barry, Worthy News Washington D.C. Bureau Chief (Worthy News) – NATO leaders gathered in The Hague on Tuesday for a pivotal summit aimed at reshaping the alliance’s defense posture with a historic new spending pledge, even as divisions over the goal and mounting global crises threaten to overshadow the event. At the heart of the summit is an agreement, largely driven by U.S. President Donald Trump, for all member states to increase def…
Operation Orange Shield: The NATO summit with 9000 participants triggers the largest security operation in the history of the Netherlands and The Hague.
NATO's member countries meet in four days' time in The Hague, the Netherlands, for a summit that promises to be decisive. This will include the massive rearmament of Europe and, of course, military spending. But what place is left for the pacifists? Are their voices still only audible? And credible? Interview with Philippe Van Parijs, philosopher and economist of UCLouvain. ...
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