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NATO’s defense spending targets now ‘gold standard’ all allies should meet, key Trump officials say
Two of the Trump administration’s top national security officials have signaled in the last week that the NATO target of spending 2 percent of gross domestic product on defense is now the “gold standard” being applied to all allies around the globe.
By Aaron Mehta and David B. Larter
Defense budgets set to dominate yet another NATO summit
Despite pleas to set aside bickering over military spending so the issue doesn’t dominate a third NATO summit in a row, the United States is almost certain to demand again this week that its 28 NATO partners respect their pledges to boost defense budgets.
Here’s how much global military spending rose in 2018
Sixty percent of global military spending came from five nations. Did your home country make the list?
By Aaron Mehta
Trump is actually helping alliance, says former NATO parliament chief
Rep. Mike Turner, R-Ohio, talks to Defense News about South Korea, the U.S. president, NATO, Russia, Syria and more.
By Joe Gould