The NATO Summit in The Hague: Outcomes and Lessons Learnt

by Sarah Ghotme

In this paper we discuss:

• The main outcomes of the Nato summit in the Hague at end July;
• The increased target spending on defense to 5% of GDP;
• How this new target needs to be aligned with existing fiscal realities; and
• The expansion of domain of security and the subsequent protest.

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