The U.S. push for increased defense spending from its Asian allies mirrors the Cold War-era experience of NATO, where U.S. pressure led to gradual but necessary increases in defense capabilities.

MADRID (AP) — Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez walked away from this week’s NATO summit with an opt-out from spending more on defense. He also left with fresh threats of tariffs from U.S ...

The defense alliance of 32 countries is planning to invest billions in its security over the coming decade. But it’s a splurge that some European NATO members, saddled with huge debt burdens, can ...

The NATO alliance agreed to a new defense spending target of 5% GDP by 2035, after a record number of members met the prior 2% defense spending goal in 2024.

Italy, along with other NATO countries, has agreed to sharply increase defence spending over the next decade, but Giorgia ...

At the military alliance's summit Wednesday, members agreed to raise their defense spending to 5% of GDP. But Sánchez secured a last-minute exemption, saying that Spain will only spend up to 2.1% ...

Spain was NATO's lowest spender last year, according to the alliance's estimates, spending around 1.28% of its GDP on defense expenditure.

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez walked away from this week's NATO summit with an opt-out from spending more on defense. On Thursday, the progressive Spanish leader stuck by his decision to ...

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez is sticking by his decision to break with NATO allies this week from spending more on defense. He responded to additional tariff threats from U.S. President ...

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez is sticking by his decision to break with NATO allies this week from spending more on defense. He responded to additional tariff threats from U.S. President ...

Spain was Nato’s lowest spender last year, according to the alliance’s estimates, spending around 1.28% of its GDP on defence expenditure.