Lithuania and Estonia have become the first NATO members to pledge an increase in defense spending to five percent of GDP, according to a report.

A new target for spending is likely to be agreed at a NATO summit in The Hague in June. That would require agreement from all 32 member states. European countries have ramped up defense budgets ...

U.S. President Donald Trump announced Thursday the United States will be asking all member countries of NATO — which includes Canada — to increase military spending to 5 per cent of annual ...

Officials from NATO countries and analysts say NATO won't heed Trump's proposal for such a massive hike in defense spending but will likely agree to go beyond its current target. Analysts say a 5% ...

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“But tariffs on NATO, tariffs on Australia, forcing those countries to raise their taxes; I’m not sure that’s going to work to the benefit of the United States or the world economy.” ...

Canada is already a laggard in meeting NATO’s current target of spending 2 per cent of gross domestic product on defence. Right now, the country spends about 1.37 per cent, but Prime Minister ...