Spain risked Trump’s tariff wrath by rejecting the 5% spending requirement, but it isn’t NATO’s only sceptic.

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President Donald Trump recently secured a historic victory at the NATO summit, as all but one alliance member committed to spending 5% of GDP on defense by 2035. Trump’s goal is essential for ...

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At the Netherlands summit in June, NATO leaders agreed to raise defense spending from 2% to 5% of GDP by 2035, citing the Ukraine-Russia conflict. The U.S. has contributed more than $180 billion in ...

Earlier on Sunday, diplomats said NATO’s 32 member states had agreed on a summit statement setting a 5% of GDP target for annual defense and security spending by 2035, despite Spain’s objections.

Maintaining a presence in Europe—particularly the use of the base in Rota, Spain—is also important for the U.S. Navy’s logistics network and power projection to other regions of the world. If a U.S.