Why NATO’s defense spending imbalance lasted for decades

Defense analysts explain why NATO's spending gap persisted for decades and what finally pushed European allies to increase military investments.

Iran war spending drains US military budgets, triggering cancelled trainings, delayed maintenance

The Pentagon is feeling the financial squeeze and is struggling in some cases to carry out routine training and maintenance amid its ongoing operations against Iran, with uniformed military leaders pressing Congress to support additional funding.

NATO military chief says alliance on track to meet spending goals

NATO’s top military official said the alliance remains on track to meet higher defense spending targets and dismissed concerns about tensions with the United States, Bloomberg

Malaysia Won’t Rush Defense Spending, Eyes Asymmetric Warfare

Malaysia will not rush to increase its defense budget despite US pressure for partners to become more self-reliant, as the Southeast Asian nation seeks to balance military modernization with other critical sectors,

Europe’s rearmament push drives global military spending to record $2.9 trillion despite U.S. pullback

Global military spending rose for an 11th straight year to a record $2.89 trillion in 2025, driven by Europe’s rearmament push, even as U.S. outlays declined.
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Trump's budget calls for $1.5 trillion in military spending, cuts to everything else

President Donald Trump’s 2027 budget request calls for $1.5 trillion in military spending. It’s the largest defense budget request in history. Trump’s budget would mark a 44% increase in Pentagon spending, while substantially cutting what the ...

Canada falling short on defense spending, F-35 review, Pentagon official says

The U.S. decision to suspend planned biannual defense ​talks with Canada follows deepening concern that Ottawa is failing to take steps to become a "credible" security partner, including by hiking ‌military spending and completing a review of an F-35 fighter jet acquisition,
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Would Trump’s proposed military budget be the largest increase since WWII?

Adjusting for inflation, President Donald Trump’s fiscal year 2027 budget proposal would represent the largest military spending increase since World War II. In terms of percentage increase measured in actual dollars, Trump’s proposal would increase ...

Rightful alarm in Asia: Top Trump aide's warning on China military build-up

There is "rightful alarm" in the Pacific over China's military build-up and the United States seeks a regional balance where no state has unchecked power, Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth said on Saturday.

Global military spending rises 2.9% despite US decline over Ukraine freeze

Global military spending rose 2.9% in 2025 despite a 7.5% decline in the United States as President Donald Trump halted ​new financial military aid to Ukraine, a report by a conflict ‌think-tank showed on Monday.