The US is not the biggest contributor to the alliance as a percentage share of its GDP but Trump has demanded allies ramp up defence spending immediately

As doubts swirl over US President Donald Trump's commitment to protecting NATO, Europe needs to take more responsibility for its own defence. After decades of underinvestment by…

Leaders are expected to focus on whether Europe can turn higher defense spending into military power as Washington pushes allies to shoulder more of the burden.

Mark Rutte and Ursula von der Leyen urged cooperation ahead of a Nato summit this week

Germany leads military spending drive as bigger economies grapple with funding pressures

Germany and France are at the center of a clash over the alliance’s future.

For many years, NATO was about charity. The United States and a select few European countries provided for the alliance.