NATO’s Defense Spending Surge: Symbolic Progress or Genuine Commitment to America First?
NATO members are finally meeting outdated defense spending targets amid pressure sparked by Russia’s aggression and America’s insistence on fair burden-sharing—yet only three meet new ambitious benchmarks, raising questions about Europe’s true commitment to collective security and its impact on U.S. taxpayers.
For decades, the United States has shouldered an outsized share of NATO’s defense costs, defending European interests while many allies lagged behind on funding their own security. Now, as new data reveals all 32 NATO members are projected to hit the old 2% GDP defense spending target this year, it may seem that Europe is finally stepping up. But before Washington claims victory, we must ask: how meaningful is this progress under the America First lens? Is Europe Meeting Its Security Commitments or Just Playing Catch-Up? The surge in European defense spending comes largely as a response to Russia’s brutal...
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