These demands – virtually unchanged since the beginning of the war – include a lifting of sanctions against Russia and no ...

The Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania all have conscription, as do several of the Nordic countries, as well as Turkey and Greece.

U.S. Air Force General Alexus Grynkewich took over on Friday as NATO's top military commander, sending a message of resolve ...

The reason for having a French name also for NATO is that France was one of the original twelve founding members of NATO in 1949. Also, the bloc has two official languages - English and French. So the ...

NATO estimates show Poland spent the highest percentage of its GDP on defense and was the only country estimated to spend more than 4%. Estonia and Latvia followed, each allocating around 3.4%.

Trump pushed the 5% target earlier this year, an ambitious goal considering nine of NATO’s 32 member countries haven’t reached the 2% goal set in 2014.

Now, in a decision which indicates increasing concern about both Russia as a threat and US support, Nato members (except for Spain) have agreed to increase spending to 5% of GDP on defence over ...

What Happens Next NATO members have until 2035 to increase their spending to comply with the declaration. How Trump's negotiations play out with Spain has yet to be seen.

European members of NATO and Canada lag far behind the U.S. in defense-spending levels and military capabilities. Now they are trying to fix that, as Russia expands its arms production and ...

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.