The NATO summit convened in The Hague in June 2025 marked a pivotal moment for the alliance, as European member states committed to a defense spending target of 5% of GDP by 2035, a significant escalation from the 2% benchmark established in 2014 at the Wales Summit, as documented in NATO’s official communique of September … Leggi tutto Reassessing NATO’s Strategic Cohesion: The Hague Summit’s 5% GDP Defense Pledge and the Imperative for Integrated Hard-Power Capabilities in Europe’s Northeast Corridor