Can Trump force the hand of NATO allies to spend up to 5% of GDP on defense?

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  Why meeting Trump's military spending target could be tough for NATO's lowest spender

  Europe’s military heavyweights have already said that meeting President Donald Trump’s potential challenge to spend up to 5% of their economic output on security would be challenging
  
  ABC News - 4h

• Will Trump's return force Europe to "wake up" on collective defense?

  French President Emmanuel Macron says Europe must "wake up" and spend more on its defense as Trump returns, but how realistic is the suggestion?
  
  CBS News - 1d
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  China’s GDP growth hits 5% target for 2024

  Analysts and officials warn of threat from tariffs and weak consumer demand
  
  Financial Times - 6d
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  China's annual GDP growth meets target of 5% as stimulus measures kick in

  China’s economy expanded by 5% year on year in 2024, with an upswing in the final quarter of the year, as a flurry of stimulus measures kicked in and helped meet Beijing’s growth target.
  
  NBC News - 6d
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  NATO allies unsettled by alleged Russian Baltic Sea sabotage scramble to respond

  A spate of alleged sabotage operations against undersea cables in the Baltic Sea has raised the prospect of a dangerous 2025 in NATO's northern theater.
  
  ABC News - Jan. 13

• Poland backs Trump on raising Nato spending to 5% of GDP

  Warsaw is closest to reaching new target, but laggards will take ‘decade’, says Polish defence minister
  
  Financial Times - Jan. 12
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  UK foreign policy chief says Trump is right to urge higher military spending from NATO

  Britain's top diplomat says Europe’s security “is on a knife-edge” and President-elect Donald Trump is right to say NATO member nations must increase military spending
  
  ABC News - Jan. 9

• How Nato will hold European capitals to higher defence spending promises

  Also in this newsletter: The countries breaking EU law by ignoring green deadlines
  
  Financial Times - Jan. 7
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  A Staunch Ally in Africa Says French Forces Will Withdraw

  The troops are expected to leave Ivory Coast this month as France, a former colonial power in West Africa, fast loses influence there.
  
  The New York Times - Jan. 2

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