Source: Antiwar.com
by Ted Galen Carpenter
“Both Donald Trump and his legions of critics in Europe are celebrating the outcome of the latest NATO summit. The centerpiece of NATO’s renewed image of solidarity was an agreement among all Alliance members (except Spain) to boost their annual defense outlays to at least 5 percent of their yearly gross domestic product (GDP). Although NATO officials portrayed this commitment as a purely voluntary step, it appeased Trump’s long-standing demands for greater financial ‘burden-sharing’ within the Alliance. Hawks on both sides of the Atlantic may cheer this development, but advocates of a genuine ‘America first’ foreign policy for Washington have little reason to celebrate.” (07/04/25)