Trump won spending promises from NATO last year. This week, he'll try to enforce them
President Trump is heading to a NATO summit in Turkey with the goal of enforcing defense spending commitments from alliance members. The administration is pushing for countries to meet a 5% GDP defense spending target, marking a significant shift in U.S. foreign policy expectations.
Why it matters
This meeting tests the durability of Trump's influence over NATO and the willingness of European allies to align their fiscal priorities with U.S. demands.
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump got what he wanted from NATO at last year's summit: an alliance whose members had largely acceded to his demands to step up their defense spending.
The article reports on the administration's stated goals and the perspectives of policy analysts without taking a definitive stance on the efficacy of the policy.
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