The Right Kind of NATO Defense Acquisition Reform

'Trump has changed the game': NATO enters brave new era under pressure from US, Russia

NATO defense spending commitments reach unprecedented levels, with experts crediting both Trump's tough stance and Putin's actions in Ukraine for reinvigorating the alliance.

The Right Kind of NATO Defense Acquisition Reform

The big news out of the June NATO Summit in the Hague was that members (except for Spain) agreed to increase defense related spending to five percent of GDP. If implemented, this would be an enormous investment by non-US NATO countries: the equivalent of over $800 billion in new spending a year.  It would be an increase of over five times current Russian defense spending, year in and year out. There is rightful skepticism on whether the commitme…

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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The effects of both President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine on NATO have forced swift and potentially permanent changes in the alliance. Following last month’s announcement that the majority of NATO’s 32 members had agreed to increase defense spending to hit 5% of each nation’s GDP, Trump drew headlines after he drastically changed his tone and declared the alliance…