NATO’s 5% of GDP defence target ramps up pressure on Australia to spend vastly more
- Written by Jennifer Parker, Adjunct Fellow, Naval Studies at UNSW Canberra, and Expert Associate, National Security College, Australian National University
After lobbying by US President Donald Trump, NATO leaders have promised to boost annual defence spending to 5% of their countries’ gross domestic product (GDP) by 2035.
A NATO statement released this week said:
United in the face of profound security threats and challenges, in particular the long-term threat posed by Russia to Euro-Atlantic...
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