NATO, Germany and Trump

Germany's front-runner for chancellor won't commit to new NATO spending target
German opposition leader Friedrich Merz, tipped to become chancellor in next month's election, said Germany would spend more on defence but would not commit to a NATO defence spending target as called for by U.
Germany’s Chancellor Front-Runner Downplays Trump NATO Demand
Friedrich Merz, the German conservative who is the front-runner to become the next chancellor, downplayed a remark by US President-elect Donald Trump calling for NATO members to more than double defense spending.
Trump’s demand to increase NATO defense spending to 5% of GDP spurs debate in Germany
US President-elect Donald Trump’s demand for NATO members to increase their defense spending from the 2% minimum target to 5% spurred debate in Germany, according to the Euronews media outlet on Wednesday. Germany considers the demand excessively high.
Europe Doubts Trump Could Make NATO Spend 5% Of GDP On Defence
Incoming US president Donald Trump has demanded NATO countries massively ramp up defence spending to five percent of GDP -- more than double the current target -- but few in Europe see the figure as feasible.
European defence stocks rise after Trump's NATO comments
European defence sector stocks rose on Wednesday after U.S. President-elect Donald Trump called for higher spending from NATO allies.
Trump calls on NATO to raise defense spending benchmark to 5% of GDP
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said on Jan. 7 that NATO should raise its defense spending benchmark from 2% of GDP to 5%, echoing his earlier calls for Europe to spend more on its security.
European Defense Stocks Climb After Trump's NATO Remarks
Shares of European defense companies were on the rise Wednesday after Donald Trump renewed his calls for higher spending from members of NATO. Trump said in a wide-ranging press conference Tuesday that North Atlantic Treaty Organization members should spend 5% of gross domestic product on defense.

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Germany's Merz: Defence targets like Trump's 'basically irrelevant'
Friedrich Merz, the frontrunner to become Germany's next chancellor, said defence spending targets should be aligned with ...
NATO Allies To Unveil Plans for Ukraine up to 2027
The plans will focus on Ukraine's air force, drone programs and air defense capabilities, among other parts of Kyiv's military, a U.S. defense official said.
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Germany Faces a New Morgenthau Plan — This Time, Imposed From Within
FDR’s Treasury Secretary envisioned a Carthaginian peace, designed to ensure a permanently disarmed, pastoral Germany.