Japan is stepping up efforts to deter Chinaās military ambitions in the Asia-Pacific as Tokyo and other US partners seek clarity from the Trump administration about its plans to counter Beijingās power in the region.Ā For the first time, Japan sent destroyers through the Taiwan Strait on two occasions in recent months, according to a…
(Bloomberg) — NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte confirmed the alliance will seek to adopt a new defense spending target of 5% of GDP at a June summit, meeting a demand by US President Donald Trump that had originally seemed unrealistic. āI assume that in The Hague we will agree on a higher defense spending target…
(Bloomberg) — Slovenia and several NATO member states are seeking ways to expand the definition of defense spending as they attempt to meet US calls to allocate more funds on security, the nationās prime minister said. Like-minded alliance members aim to establish a unified methodology on defense spending in the coming weeks and present the…
Twenty-six European Union leaders ignored Hungary to back a declaration of support for Ukraine at an emergency meeting, underscoring the difficult road ahead as the bloc tries to adopt ambitious reforms to mobilize new support for Kyiv. Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, the EUās most Russia-friendly leader and long a thorn in the blocās side,…
By Idrees Ali and Phil Stewart WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has asked some parts of the military to propose what could be cut as part of a potential 8% spending reduction for them over each of the next five years, U.S. officials said on Wednesday, although it was unclear if the total…
(Bloomberg) — The European Union must arm itself to āsurviveā in an increasingly uncertain global order, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said, calling on the bloc to help member nations finance a build up in defense spending. āIf Europe wants to survive, it has to be armed,ā Tusk told a session of the European Parliament…
(Bloomberg) — Swedenās Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson indicated the country could increase its defense spending amid the risk of hybrid warfare in the Nordic and Baltic regions. āI do not rule out at all that the situation will require us to take more steps to build up and expand the Swedish defense,ā Kristersson said in…
