What are European NATO countries doing in response to US pressure? By mid-2024, 23 of the alliance’s 32 members were on track to meet the 2% of GDP target, a steep rise from just three members ...

NATO’s history is full of examples of shared command structures, such as the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan. One possible solution would be for a European commander to be ...

NATO is already planning to increase its defense spending target from the current 2% of GDP. "I assume that in The Hague we will agree on a high defense spend target of, in total, 5%," said NATO ...

Russia’s 2022 full-scale invasion of Ukraine shattered any remaining illusions about European security. NATO’s collective security is only as strong as each member’s willingness to invest in it.

NATO defense ministers are proposing a 5% annual investment in defense spending by member nations to enhance defensive capabilities during a meeting in Brussels on Thursday.

European allies and Canada are concerned by Trump’s readiness to draw closer to Russia's Vladimir Putin, who sees NATO as a threat as the U.S. tries to broker a ceasefire in Ukraine.

Madrid — European Union leaders on Friday downplayed skepticism from U.S. President Donald Trump about solidarity among NATO members a day after they backed plans to spend more on defense amid ...

NATO didn’t start out this way. The United States agreed to sign the North Atlantic Treaty, in April 1949, only at the strong urging of its European partners—who feared Soviet expansionism after World ...