After years of U.S. pressure, even laggards like Canada and Portugal have pledged to meet NATO’s long-ignored spending goal—just in time for a proposed 5% benchmark.
Europe’s largest economy is already trailing its 2018 troop targets, raising concerns as the country now faces pressure to significantly boost its active-duty forces.
Despite being a vocal supporter of military and financial aid to Ukraine, the Spanish PM appears unwilling to prioritise Europe’s self-defence capability.
