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Keywords: Defense Spending
The European Union is expected to reach a new record in defense spending this year, with expenditures projected at €381 billion, according to the European Defence Agency (EDA). This figure surpasses last year’s €343 billion, which had already set a historic peak compared to 2023. “Europe......
The New York Times has uncovered a troubling financial maneuver involving the renovation of a Boeing 747-8 gifted by Qatar to former President Donald Trump. The project, intended to transform the plane into a state-of-the-art Air Force One, has become so expensive that a significant portion of its funding......
New survey results from Spain reveal a significant realignment in public opinion, with a growing preference for China over the United States. The findings, part of the Real Instituto Elcano Barometer on public opinion, shed light on attitudes toward global powers, defense policies, and international......
US President Donald Trump has escalated tensions with Spain, threatening to impose double tariffs after Spain’s refusal to commit to spending 5 percent of its GDP on defense. The remarks, made during this week's NATO summit in the Netherlands, have sparked debate over their feasibility and......
NATO leaders convened in The Hague on Wednesday for a summit designed with U.S. President Donald Trump in mind, as European allies aim to reassure him of their commitment by agreeing to significantly boost defense spending. The anticipated agreement will raise NATO’s defense spending target to......
On the 1,215th day of the Russia-Ukraine war, Ukraine reported deadly overnight air assaults on its capital, Kyiv. Ukrainian authorities confirmed that Russian missile and drone strikes claimed the lives of at least five individuals and left dozens more injured. The bombardments caused fires in residential......
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has strongly rejected NATO’s proposed plan to require member states to allocate 5% of their GDP to defense spending by 2032. In a letter addressed to NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, Sánchez argued that such a target is not only “unreasonable”......
The United States is intensifying pressure on NATO allies to finalize an agreement on significantly increasing defense spending ahead of the summit in The Hague on June 24–25. The US, under strong leadership, is calling for member countries to commit 5% of their GDP to defense. NATO Secretary......
NATO is close to reaching a new spending agreement aimed at satisfying former US President Donald Trump. The alliance’s Secretary General, Mark Rutte, has proposed that member nations commit to allocating 3.5% of their GDP to direct defense spending by 2032, along with an additional 1.5% for broader......