Turkey’s defense industry now supplies over 65 percent of the Turkish Armed Forces’ arsenal, a whopping growth from less than 20 percent in the first few years of the millennium. The shift is not ...

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%.

U.S. defense spending was 3.38% of GDP in 2024, based on NATO's figures. America's defense spending has been above 3% since NATO devised the 2% threshold in 2014, when it was at 3.71%.

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 ...

NATO member nations voted to increase defense spending to 5% of their annual GDP by 2035, following long-term pressure from President Donald Trump, as the alliance reaffirmed its defensive agreement.

Spain was the only NATO ally not to commit to a large increase in military expenditures. It’s far from Russia, and its embrace of a social safety net is another key reason.

On the same day President Donald Trump said he stands with NATO, Sen. Mike Lee proposed a new bill that would require the United States to withdraw from the military alliance.

All NATO, including US, 'totally committed' to keeping Ukraine in fight, Rutte says By Andrew Gray June 25, 202511:28 AM PDTUpdated June 26, 2025 ...