{"id":43146,"date":"2018-06-07T15:36:52","date_gmt":"2018-06-07T15:36:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2018\/06\/07\/nato-members-have-turned-a-corner-in-defense-spending-stoltenberg-says\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T23:28:05","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T23:28:05","slug":"nato-members-have-turned-a-corner-in-defense-spending-stoltenberg-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/global\/europe\/2018\/06\/07\/nato-members-have-turned-a-corner-in-defense-spending-stoltenberg-says\/","title":{"rendered":"NATO members \u2018have turned a corner\u2019 in defense spending, Stoltenberg says"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">BRUSSELS \u2015 NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg says allies have stopped cuts in defense spending and started to increase burden-sharing, something U.S. President Donald Trump has repeatedly called for.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Stoltenberg was speaking on the first day of a meeting of NATO defense ministers in Brussels, which comes ahead of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/global\/europe\/2018\/05\/29\/here-are-the-top-5-issues-on-the-docket-for-natos-2018-summit\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">NATO summit in the city in July<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;All allies have stopped the cuts, all have started to increase and the majority of allies have put forward plans on how to meet the 2 percent, or spend 2 percent on defense, by 2024,\u201d he said. \u201cI welcome the fact that Germany has stopped cuts, Germany has started to increase and also the plans to increase German defense spending by 80 percent over a decade.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Washington wants <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/flashpoints\/2018\/05\/29\/poland-offers-up-to-2-billion-for-a-permanent-us-military-presence\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">NATO allies<\/a> to increase military spending and thus reduce the burden placed on the U.S., <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/global\/europe\/2018\/05\/22\/british-defense-chief-puts-a-price-tag-on-us-military-alliance\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">the alliance\u2019s biggest member<\/a> in terms of defense spending.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/global\/europe\/2018\/03\/10\/how-much-do-nato-member-nations-spend-on-defense\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"157\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AQCNP32ZWNAN5NB2MI5BU3DFDI.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">How much do NATO member nations spend on defense?<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">President Trump has long sought to get NATO allies to spend at least 2 percent of their GDP on defense expenditures.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump has pushed for all 29 NATO members to increase their military budgets to meet a target of 2 percent of economic output spent on defense every year by 2024. U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, on a recent visit to Brussels, also called on allies to raise military budgets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Calling defense investment \u201ca matter of fairness\u201d and \u201csecurity in a more unpredictable world\u201d, Stoltenberg said: \u201cWe are going in the right direction, but we still have a long way to go.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Burden-sharing is not just about cash but also about capabilities and contributions, the former Norwegian prime minister said, adding that here, too, the trend is up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAllies are investing more in major equipment and increasing their contributions to NATO mission, so we have turned a corner,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At the two-day meeting \u2015 the first in the alliance\u2019s new headquarters and just five weeks from the Brussels summit \u2015 ministers are expected to make a series of decisions on the NATO command structure and military readiness, discuss plans for a NATO training mission in Iraq, and review progress in achieving more defense spending and better burden-sharing.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/commentary\/2018\/06\/06\/why-the-us-shouldnt-build-more-foreign-bases\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"198\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/3235543.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Why the US shouldn\u2019t build more foreign bases<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">If the U.S. continues building foreign bases, American troops will simply be cannon fodder for allies&#039; security.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They will also discuss defense capacity-building support for Jordan, and consider what more NATO can do to help the troubled government of Tunisia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On the command structure, Stoltenberg said he anticipates leadership will agree to a boost of more than 1,200 personnel. \u201cI also expect we will agree that our new Joint Force Command for the Atlantic will be based at Norfolk in the United States and that our new Enabling Command will be based in Ulm in Germany.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Stoltenberg also said allies are expected to agree on a NATO Readiness Initiative, otherwise known as the \u201cFour Thirties.\u201d This would mean allies have, by 2020, 30 mechanized battalions, 30 air squadrons and 30 combat vessels ready within 30 days or less.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"628\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP_17167405662112.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-48496\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP_17167405662112.jpg.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP_17167405662112.jpg.jpg?resize=300,157 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP_17167405662112.jpg.jpg?resize=768,402 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP_17167405662112.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,536 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">This June 10, 2017 photo provided by Operation Resolute Support, U.S. soldiers with Task Force Iron maneuver an M-777 howitzer, so it can be towed into position at Bost Airfield, Afghanistan. (Sgt. Justin T. Updegraf\/Marine Corps via via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis is not about setting up or deploying new forces. It is about boosting the readiness of existing forces,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On Friday, allies will hold a joint session with European Union foreign affairs chief Federica Mogherini, Finland and Sweden to review NATO-EU cooperation and ways to ensure complementary defense efforts between the two organizations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mogherini will update NATO alllies on recent developments at the EU level to strengthen European defense \u2015 in particular on military mobility \u2015 and ways to best ensure efforts by NATO and the EU benefit both parties. The just-launched \u20ac5.5 billion (U.S. $6.5 billion) European Defence Industrial Development Programme will also be debated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The ministerial will close Friday with a session on Afghanistan, together with partners contributing to the Resolute Support mission. On this, Stoltenberg said: \u201cAllies and partners are stepping up \u2015 with both forces and funding.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He said about 3,000 more trainers have been added to the mission, and that discussions are underway to extend funding for the Afghan forces beyond 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Speaking at a briefing ahead of the meeting, Stoltenberg welcomed the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/land\/2018\/05\/23\/us-army-flows-fresh-tanks-troops-into-europe\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">increased U.S. presence in Europe<\/a>, despite what he called \u201c<a href=\"\/TEMP-LINK-TEMP\/\" title=\"\">serious disagreements<\/a>\u201d between the two sides on \u201cserious issues,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/congress\/2018\/06\/05\/corker-to-fight-trump-tariffs-with-new-bill\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">including trade<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI agree that there are differences related to issues like trade, the Iran nuclear deal, environmental issues and climate change. We also see some differences within Europe regarding the future direction of Europe. But then we have to remember that it\u2019s nothing new,\u201d Stoltenberg said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He also rejected calls by Italy, among others, to lift economic sanctions against Russia, but added that NATO did want to \u201cisolate\u201d Moscow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Stoltenberg also told reporters that decisions taken at the ministerial meeting \u201cwill ensure that the summit strengthens our alliance for years to come.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The U.S. has been urging NATO allies to increase military spending and thus reduce the burden placed on the 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