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NATO Members Pledge Defense Spending Boost

The Warcast
June 30, 2025

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Episode Notes:

Last week, NATO members agreed to boost defense spending targets to 5 percent of gross domestic product by 2035 and reaffirmed their commitment to collective security efforts. Gesine Weber, a research fellow at the German Marshall Fund of the United States, joins the WarCast to discuss the summit and its implications.

Image: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands via Wikimedia Commons