The Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania all have conscription, as do several of the Nordic countries, as well as Turkey and Greece.

Norway joins NATO's 5% GDP defense goal, 3.5% military, 1.5% civilian. Aligns with security priorities, but timeline and impact on services unclear, requiring parliamentary approval.

Similar sabotage acts previously affected NATO member states, including Sweden, such as the cutting of key underwater ...

The head of the NATO military alliance warned Monday that no country could have an opt-out from a massive new hike in ...

The U.S. embassy in Sweden said on Monday Americans in the country are "advised to exercise increased caution" due to local media reports on Iran potentially pressuring local criminal gangs to attack ...

Ahead of the June 2025 NATO summit, international views of Putin and Russia remain negative, while Zelenskyy gets mixed ...

U.S. President Donald Trump and his NATO counterparts are gathering this week for what might be a historic summit ...

Sweden is creating an anti-access/area denial (A2/AD) bubble on Gotland, General Jonny Lindfors, commander of the Swedish Army, told the Royal United Services Institute ...

But NATO's new plans for defending its own territory against outside attack require investment of at least 3%. Spain agreed to those plans in 2023. The 5% goal is made up of two parts.

The Netherlands estimates that NATO’s defense plans would force it to dedicate at least 3.5% to core defense spending. That means finding an additional 16 billion to 19 billion euros ($18 ...