NATO allies agree to higher 5% defense spending target

European NATO allies begin to brace for US troops posture rethink

“It is not a question of whether there is a US drawdown,” one NATO diplomat said, “but how orderly it can be."

American Opinion: The fight to revive Europe’s militaries is just beginning

The pledge by NATO members to spend 3.5% of gross domestic product on military capabilities and 1.5% on defense infrastructure is the alliance’s boldest commitment in decades. It concedes a basic truth: Russia’s war in Ukraine has exposed critical shortfalls in Europe’s defenses at a time when U.S. support has become less certain. The challenge now is to translate that ambitious target into deployable firepower fast enough to meet the threat. Th…

NATO summit underlines military expansion, draws mass protests

The imperialist North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) held its annual summit meeting of heads of state and heads of government June 25-26 in The Hague, capital of the Netherlands and that country’s third largest city. Earlier in the week there were anti-imperialist demonstrations in The Hague

Is Canada beating ploughshares into swords with its NATO 5% pledge? Not likely

Government has levers it can pull in times of urgency.

Europe’s Race to Remilitarize Isn’t Just About Trump

NATO’s European members have agreed to massively hike defense spending. The move conforms to Donald Trump’s demands — but also reflects a German-led bid to revive its economy through massive investment in the military.

ANALYSIS | Is Canada beating ploughshares into swords with its NATO 5% pledge? Not likely

Following all of the political sound and fury and sticker shock of last week's NATO summit in The Hague, the question of what Prime Minister Mark Carney's government wants to accomplish with all of that money — on an annual basis — is coming into even sharper focus.