{"id":1160,"date":"2025-06-25T16:54:33","date_gmt":"2025-06-25T16:54:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theinformantusa.com\/?p=1160"},"modified":"2025-06-25T16:54:33","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T16:54:33","slug":"nato-nations-pledge-to-raise-defense-spending-to-5-of-gdp-by-2035-meeting-trumps-demand","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theinformant.com\/?p=1160","title":{"rendered":"NATO Nations Pledge to Raise Defense Spending to 5% of GDP by 2035, Meeting Trump\u2019s Demand"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">NATO member states have committed to increasing their national defense spending to 5% of GDP by 2035, fulfilling a key demand from U.S. President Donald Trump. The final communiqu\u00e9 from the NATO summit in The Hague specifies that member countries will allocate at least 3.5% of GDP annually to military capabilities and an additional 1.5% to securing critical infrastructure. The move marks a significant escalation in alliance-wide defense commitments amid heightened global tensions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\" style=\"margin-right:0;margin-left:0\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/twitter.com\/dwnews\/status\/1937895814929465390\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Spain\u2019s opposition to the target dominated early summit discussions. Prime Minister Pedro S\u00e1nchez warned that increasing military expenditure to that level could endanger the country\u2019s social welfare and public services. While most NATO members backed the plan, Spain remains a vocal outlier, arguing for a more balanced approach to defense and domestic priorities. 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