Lithuanian president backs Trump’s NATO defense spending goal amid ongoing Russian threat
Lithuanian President Gitanas NausÄ—da says that any peace settlement in Ukraine must involve Kyiv and come with more defense ...
Pentagon says US defense, NATO chiefs discuss need for more spending, lethality
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte discussed the alliance in a call on Wednesday, ...
Two NATO Allies Commit to 5% Defense Spending Amid Trump Pressure: Report
Lithuania and Estonia have become the first NATO members to pledge an increase in defense spending to five percent of GDP, ...
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Transatlantic Relations Under new US and EU leadership: Europe’s Defense Industrial Base
With both the United States and the European Union changing their leadership the Wilson Center’s Global Europe Program and ...
France rejects US criticism of its defence spending
France rejected criticism from new U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio that it lagged in defence, saying it met NATO's target to spend 2% of GDP on its military, was on course to double spending by ...
Is the defense budget ready for a cold war?
The United States has the smallest defense budget in nearly 100 years. If the U.S. is in a cold war, it seems to be cheaper and less urgent than the last.
Why meeting Trump's military spending target could be tough for NATO's lowest spender
Europe’s military heavyweights have already said that meeting President Donald Trump’s potential challenge to spend up to 5% ...