US EditionNATO Is Sketching Out Plan to Meet Trump Call for 5% of GDP on Defense
- On Tuesday, U.S. Envoy Matthew Whitaker urged NATO members to plan to spend 5% of GDP on defense at an upcoming summit.
- This call follows NATO's 2023 agreement requiring members to spend at least 2% of GDP amid ongoing threats from Russia's war in Ukraine.
- Currently, 22 of 32 NATO members meet the 2% target, but many must increase investment significantly to approach the debated 3.5% to 5% goals.
- Whitaker stated, "Five per cent is our number" and called it "a necessity for our security" given mounting threats and alliance vulnerability.
- The NATO summit in The Hague on June 25 will set new spending targets, with implications for defense cooperation and burden-sharing among allies.
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NATO Is Sketching Out Plan to Meet Trump Call for 5% of GDP on Defense
NATO allies have started cobbling together an agreement to significantly boost defense spending in a way that may assuage US President Donald Trump’s demand to spend 5% of economic output on the military.
NATO chief Rutte has done his job as Trump whisperer: now the Netherlands must quickly show its true colours about defence spending
Who dares to say no to Donald Trump? The president demands that NATO allies spend 5 percent of their economy on defense and Secretary General Mark Rutte agrees with him. An agreement on what the Americans already call the 'The Hague Investment Plan' must be reached no later than the summit in The Hague. Ministers will meet for the first time on Wednesday to discuss the plan in the Turkish seaside resort of Antalya. The Netherlands will also have…
Trump administration presses NATO allies to boost defence spending to 5 per cent of GDP
The Trump administration is urging NATO’s European members and Canada to commit to a dramatic increase in defence spending — up to 5 per cent of their gross domestic product — ahead of the NATO foreign ministers meeting in Antalya, Turkiye this week. US Ambassador to NATO Matthew Whitaker confirmed Tuesday that Washington expects allies to unveil concrete plans to meet the ambitious target. “Five per cent is our number,” Whitaker said, calling i…
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US envoy says the Trump administration insists NATO allies raise defense investment to 5%
The Trump administration wants to hear this week how NATO’s European member countries and Canada plan to boost defense investment to 5% of gross domestic product.
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