The federal government will invest billions of dollars less in new military equipment than promised this year, raising concerns about the readiness of the Canadian Forces and the prospect that Canada will fall short on another NATO spending target. Continue reading
Prior to Trump’s departure from the NATO summit, the president was asked about his social media habits and whether his views of the summit will change once boarding Air Force One. Continue reading
U.S. President Donald Trump kicked up a flurry Thursday morning by claiming NATO members had agreed to “substantially” boost their defence spending. Continue reading
Unleashing in-your-face rhetoric at the NATO summit, U.S. President Donald Trump pressed the falsehood Wednesday that members of the alliance owe money to the U.S. Continue reading
U.S. President Donald Trump accused Germany on Wednesday of being a “captive” of Russia due to its energy reliance in a startling outburst before a NATO summit where he pressed allies to more than double spending on their own defense. Continue reading
Canada is expected to spend an estimated 1.23 per cent of its GDP on defence in 2018 – down from 1.36 per cent last year Continue reading
As he departed the White House for a four-nation European tour, Trump did little to reassure allies fretting over the risk of damage he could do to the 69-year-old trans-Atlantic mutual defence pact and his potential embrace of Putin during a summit in Helsinki. Continue reading
Trump has been pressing NATO countries to fulfil their goal of spending 2 per cent of their gross domestic products on defence by 2024. Continue reading
The spending target for NATO nations is a goal, not a requirement, but could Trump’s railing for countries to spend more do more harm than good? Continue reading
Ahead of the July 11-12 summit in Brussels, Trump sent a letter to Norway and other allies demanding that they boost spending. Continue reading