The Netherlands is preparing itself for "difficult" conversations about potentially doubling its spending on defence over the ...

Many NATO members have increased military spending since Russia's 2022 invasion ... Saudi Arabia deny reports of involvement in talks about land offensive in Yemen 6:43 PM UTC · Updated ago ...

Italian Defence Minister Guido Crosetto discusses the ongoing Ukraine conflict, critiques Israeli actions in Gaza, and advocates for increasing Italy's defense budget. He supports U.S. efforts for ...

Worried about Russian aggression, some members on NATO’s eastern flank have ramped up spending well above the 2% mark. Poland already is at 5% of GDP, for example. Italy, Portugal and Spain, on the ...

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio told NATO allies on Thursday that Washington remained committed to the alliance but ...

The issue of “increased Allied defense investment" will be a central focus of talks this week ... Trump has told NATO’s other members to lift their defense-spending target from 2% of gross ...

The U.S.’s call for Europeans to spend more on militaries prompts talk of changing the rules for what counts as military spending.

Now officials and analysts are asking whether Europe needs new institutions with much more financial firepower to accelerate defence procurement and promote the consolidation and scaling up of ...

Global defense spending reached $2.46 trillion in 2024. NATO members account for nearly half of global defense spending. Major Nation Defense Spending NATO spending is likely to continue increasing ...

Michael Claesson, to discuss the Trump administration, the strength of the NATO ... spending. The issue of “increased Allied defense investment” will be a central focus of talks this week ...

If not, I don’t know why we should always increase more and more defense spending ... out NATO membership for Ukraine weakened Kyiv’s hand at the negotiating table before peace talks ...

The Foreign Office said the Foreign Secretary will tell allies at a meeting of Nato foreign ministers in Brussels on Thursday that boosting defence spending is the collective duty of Nato members to ...