US EditionNATO to discuss new defense spending targets, Latvia's foreign minister says
- NATO foreign ministers are meeting in Antalya, Turkey on May 15–16, 2025 to discuss raising defense spending targets amid depleted national militaries.
- The meeting follows prior demands, notably by President Trump, to increase NATO spending from the current 2% to 5% of GDP, reflecting concern over Russia's aggression.
- A key proposal by NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte suggests splitting the 5% target into 3.5% for core defense and 1.5% for broader defense-related investments like cybersecurity and resilience.
- U.S. Ambassador Whitaker acknowledged that eligible expenditures extend beyond just missile, tank, and artillery purchases, but emphasized that all spending must remain connected to defense purposes.
- The outcome may reduce the economic pressure on European members, many of whom currently allocate under 2% of their GDP to defense, while strengthening NATO’s ability to deter further Russian aggression.
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Eldar Mamedov is a Brussels-based foreign policy expert with extensive experience in international diplomacy and European politics. A former Latvian diplomat, he served in the Latvian embassies in Washington, D.C., and Madrid, and worked in Latvia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs. From 2009 to 2024, Mamedov was a senior political adviser in the European Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee, focusing on EU relations with Iran, Iraq, and the Arabia…
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