Tag: defense spending

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NATO’s Make-Believe Spending Goal

It would be surprising if even half of the European NATO members could expand defense spending as much as the alliance requires.

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Welfare or Warfare? The Spanish Agony in Numbers

Rising defense spending will cause fiscal fights in many NATO countries. In Spain, the tension between social benefits and military outlays is perhaps more pointed than anywhere else.

NATO chief Mark Rutte and Spanish PM Pedro Sánchez seated in armchairs facing each other talking against backdrop of NATO, Spain, and EU flags

No Means Yes: Sánchez’ NATO Tango 

Under pressure from his fragile left-wing coalition, Pedro Sánchez says he won’t meet NATO’s defence target. But NATO says he will—eventually.