Dossier
2% defense spending target
Coverage of 2% defense spending target in the Nexus archive.
- Carney casts himself as NATO defender amid Trump beef, despite Canada missing key benchmark for decades
Canadian PM Mark Carney defends Canada's NATO commitments despite missing the 2% defense spending target until 2025, countering U.S. President Donald Trump's criticism of NATO allies. NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte supports Trump's push for alliance spending benchmarks, while defense spending disparities among members persist.