Estonia, a NATO member near Russia, spends more of its GDP on defense than the US. It's happy Trump is asking allies to boost ...

History shows that in times of war, it is easier for a government to implement lasting political changes, such as ...

reveals a swift upward trajectory of global health spending, which is particularly noticeable in low- and middle-income countries where health spending is growing on average 6 percent annually ...

As President Trump looks to fix the issues that irk him the most, the issue of NATO defense spending — one of his perennial bugbears — is returning to the fore.

On the one hand, achieving the five percent military spending target is difficult for Europe. Forcing the countries to meet the target could seriously strain Europe's already fragile economy ...

BRUSSELS — The European Union cannot rely on the United States to defend it and must increase military spending ... 2024 Tusk said that his country is spending close to 5% of its gross domestic ...

The United States hasn’t had a military draft since 1973 ... to be called up in case of a national emergency. In some other countries, men and sometimes women are drafted for service even ...

BRUSSELS — The European Union cannot rely on the United States to defend it and must increase military spending ... Tusk said that his country is spending close to 5% of its gross domestic ...

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 ...

BRUSSELS, Jan 22 (Reuters) - Europe should welcome rather than rebuff U.S. President Donald Trump's call for other NATO members to ramp up their military spending, Polish Prime Minister Donald ...

Austin Dahmer and Alexander Velez-Green, known for their hawkish views on China, will serve in senior posts focused on developing military strategy ... of major defense spending increases ...