Spain is not the only sceptic among NATO’s ranks. Slovakia, while less vocal, has also expressed ambiguity towards the 5% ...

The history of NATO is a powerful reflection of how international alliances shape global security. Founded in 1949 after WWII ...

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 ...

Since NATO set its defense spending targets in 2014, overall average spending among member states, excluding the United States, has risen from 1.4% of GDP to 2% in 2024.

AFP reported that NATO chief Mark Rutte has floated the proposal for the alliance’s 32 members to commit to spending 3.5% of their GDP on their militaries and an additional 1.5% on other ...

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

Rutte didn't rule out eventual NATO membership for Ukraine. Trump administration officials say Ukraine won't join the military alliance. WASHINGTON − NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte refused ...

Nordic, Baltic and central European NATO members are committed to Ukrainian membership of the military alliance, the leaders of Poland, Romania and Lithuania said following a summit of the so ...