NATO's commitment to spend five percent of GDP on defense by 2035 was meant to unify the alliance, but it's revealing ...

The defense alliance of 32 countries is planning to invest billions in its security over the coming decade. But it’s a splurge that some European NATO members, saddled with huge debt burdens, can ...

Many NATO members lag far behind the U.S. in defense-spending levels and military capabilities. Now they are trying to fix that.

The agreement to do so marks an increase for the Baltic States, which had exceeded the alliance’s previously agreed threshold of 2%, established in 2014.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth meets Baltic leaders to discuss defense spending, ensuring 5% GDP investments in 2026.

BRUSSELS — NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte led a fresh push Wednesday for European countries to ramp up defense spending, tackling a budget shortfall that President-elect Donald Trump used to ...

Eighteen members of NATO will spend at least 2% of GDP on defense, the security bloc’s top official revealed amid renewed anxiety about the U.S. commitment to the trans-Atlantic alliance.

Secretary General Mark Rutte said Europe does "not have enough," outlining ... the reconstitution of its military have led to greater urgency in NATO. Defense experts say higher spending is warranted, ...

Stoltenberg says NATO's European members will together hit 2% defence spending target this year 18 of 31 NATO allies to meet or exceed the target in 2024 NATO to send message as doubts on U.S ...

NATO leaders agreed on a massive hike in defense spending Wednesday after pressure from U.S. President Donald Trump, and expressed their “ironclad commitment” to come to each other’s aid if attacked.

But Spain remains a rare holdout, angering U.S. President Donald Trump, who has painted the policy as a personal win.

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte attends a meeting with U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth (not pictured) at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 24, 2025.