America's $30 Trillion Publicly Held Debt Is 42 Times Larger Than It Was in 1980 Democrats defend every entitlement and dream up new benefits. Republicans demand more defense spending and still more tax cuts. Reason · Oct 30, 2025
Hegseth welcomes Japan's arms spending increase, says US-Japan alliance key to deter China U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has welcomed Japan's commitment to accelerate its military buildup and defense spending The Independent UK · Oct 29, 2025
South Korea's president calls for more self-reliant military as questions arise about US commitment South Korea’s president has vowed to sharply increase defense spending to introduce a variety of high-tech weapons as part of efforts to build a more self-reliant military The Independent UK · Oct 1, 2025
Markets cashed in on the war in Ukraine but may like peace with Russia even more, top analysts say Russia has broken 190 different “deals” over Ukraine since 1994, so it is unlikely that Europe will stop preparing for future action from Moscow. Fortune · Aug 12, 2025
Russia's Latest Moves Signal Preparation For 'Protracted' War With NATO, Expert Says in Dire Warning As the Kremlin moves to increase defense spending and change laws surrounding troop mobilization, experts are warning that these are signals Russia is preparing for a "protracted" war not only with Ukraine, but with NATO as well. Latin Times · Jul 29, 2025
House adopts rule for crypto, Defense bills - Roll Call The House on Wednesday finally mustered the votes to adopt a rule governing floor debate on crypto bills and the Defense spending bill. Roll Call · Jul 16, 2025
Crypto, Defense bills back on track after Oval Office talk - Roll Call Three cryptocurrency bills and the Defense spending bill appeared ready for House floor action after stalling out for much of Tuesday. Roll Call · Jul 15, 2025
Senate NDAA would hike defense spending by $32 billion - Roll Call The Senate’s defense policy bill would authorize an extra $32.1 billion for national security spending above what the Pentagon sought. Roll Call · Jul 11, 2025
This Red-Hot Drone Stock Just Got a $2.7 TRILLION Boost This article highlights a rapidly rising drone company that has received a major $2.7 trillion boost in its industry growth outlook. Barchart · Jul 10, 2025
The Best Aerospace and Defense ETFs to Buy The best aerospace and defense ETFs can help investors capitalize on higher defense spending and hedge against the potential of a large-scale conflict. Kiplinger · Jul 4, 2025
With Geopolitical Tensions Running Hot, Buy This Dividend Stock While geopolitical tensions have eased somewhat after the ceasefire between Iran and Israel, many countries are expected to increase their defense spending in the coming 10 years. Barchart · Jul 1, 2025
This Defense Stock Could Be the Next Palantir. Should You Buy It Now? As defense spending soars across the world, the path to further upside for this stock remains. Barchart · Jun 30, 2025
How Trump Finally Learned To Love NATO -- For Now It will go down as the summit where US President Donald Trump learned to stop worrying and love NATO. Trump reveled in gushing praise from leaders in The Hague -- including being called "daddy" by alliance chief Mark Rutte -- and a pledge to boost defense spending as he had… International Business Times · Jun 26, 2025
NATO's New 5% Target For Defense A Win for Trump; Carney Turns To Critical Minerals NATO's 32 member states agreed to increase defense spending to 5% of GDP by 2035, representing a significant increase from the long-standing 2% benchmark. Benzinga · Jun 26, 2025
The Independent UK · Jun 25, 2025 The Latest: NATO leaders agree on spending hike, vow to defend each other NATO leaders agreed on Wednesday on a massive hike in defense spending after pressure from U.S. President Donald Trump, and expressed their “ironclad commitment” to come to each other’s aid if attacked
Roll Call · Jun 25, 2025 Takeaways: Defiant Team Trump defends Iran strikes at NATO summit - Roll Call President Trump wrapped a NATO summit by defiantly defending his Iran strikes and changing his tune about alliance members' defense spending.
The Independent UK · Jun 25, 2025 NATO boss praises ‘Dear Donald’ for pushing alliance to boost defense spending: ‘You made this change possible’ Secretary General Mark Rutte credits Trump with pushing for ‘concrete plan’ to have member nations spend at least five percent of GDP on defense
Radio France Internationale · Jun 25, 2025 NATO summit kicks off in The Hague amid unity calls, protests, and sabotage fears World leaders met in The Hague on Tuesday for the start of the 2025 NATO summit. The goal was to show unity and support a major increase in defence spending as global security threats grow. But the first day was overshadowed by doubts about the US commitment to NATO itself,…
Benzinga · Jun 25, 2025 Trump Made 'Europe…Pay In A Big Way:' NATO Chief Lauds Role In Boosting Defense Spending Mark Rutte, the NATO Secretary-General, has extended his appreciation to President Donald Trump for his significant contribution to the escalation of European defense spending.
The Independent UK · Jun 25, 2025 Ukrainian President Zelenskyy sidelined as NATO leaders meet to agree defense spending boost Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is looking on from the sidelines as NATO leaders meet to agree a significant boost in defense spending that is spurred by Russian aggression
Fortune · Jun 25, 2025 NATO leaders want to appease Trump, but spending billions more on the defense alliance ‘would be just crazy for Europeans,’ foreign policy expert says The spending target the military alliance just agreed on is unlikely to be met by all countries, but experts say some members are moving to bolster their defenses in case of a future Russia conflict.
Roll Call · Jun 24, 2025 Dropping F-bomb, Trump heads to NATO summit angry with Israel and Iran - Roll Call President Donald Trump lashed out at Israel and Iran before he jetted off for a NATO summit in the Netherlands amid global tensions.
The Independent UK · Jun 24, 2025 Photos from The Hague as NATO leaders including Donald Trump gather for historic summit NATO leaders are gathering in the Netherlands for the start of a historic two-day summit that could unite the 32-member security organization around a new defense spending pledge or widen divisions.
The Independent UK · Jun 24, 2025 Germany to raise defense spending to 3.5% of GDP in 2029 Germany’s finance minister has vowed to lift the country’s defense spending to 3.5% of gross domestic product in 2029
The Independent UK · Jun 24, 2025 World leaders gather for historic NATO summit with unity on the line World leaders are gathering in the Netherlands for the start of a historic two-day NATO summit that could unite the world’s biggest security organization around a new defense spending pledge or widen divisions among the 32 allies