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Washington Post
11 hours ago
- Politics
- Washington Post
Trump gets a NATO victory lap, but U.S. leadership is on shaky ground
You're reading an excerpt from the WorldView newsletter. Sign up to get the rest, including news from around the globe and interesting ideas and opinions to know, sent to your inbox on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. President Donald Trump left Tuesday to appear at a NATO summit in The Hague that seemed choreographed for him. The other Western leaders convening in the Dutch capital appeared to understand the assignment. The military alliance's member states would pursue a massive increase in defense spending, aiming for a target equivalent to 5 percent of their national GDP — a significant rise from the 2 percent threshold that most NATO states have struggled for years to meet.
Bloomberg
21 hours ago
- Business
- Bloomberg
Carney Says Canada Can Hit New $110 Billion NATO Bill With Mines
Prime Minister Mark Carney said Canada can meet a steep expected increase in its North Atlantic Treaty Organization obligations spending partly by leaning on the country's bounty of critical minerals. The 32-member military alliance is meeting in The Hague and discussing a new total spending target of 5% of gross domestic product — 3.5% in core defense funding and 1.5% in related investments including infrastructure.
