NATO leaders gathered in the Netherlands for a two-day summit aimed at possibly uniting around a new defense spending goal of 5% of GDP to bolster security against external threats. While countries like Britain, France, and Germany support this initiative, Spain finds it unreasonable. NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte emphasized the need for heightened defense readiness in today's volatile geopolitical environment. The summit, viewed as crucial in NATO's history, is expected to significantly influence defense policies and commitments among member nations looking toward a 2035 deadline.
Trump's first appearance at NATO since returning to the White House was supposed to center on how the U.S. secured the historic military spending pledge from others in the security alliance - effectively bending it to its will.
We are not living in happy land after the Berlin Wall came down. We are living in much more dangerous times and there are enemies, adversaries who might want to attack us.
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