New NATO Spending Targets At recent summits, NATO members agreed to move towards spending 5% of GDP by 2035, comprising: [3.5% of GDP on core defence capabilities (equipment, forces, operational readiness). 1.5% of GDP on defence-related investments ] Lessons from Ukraine - Rapid battlefield adaptation. - Effective use of drones and AI-enabled systems. - Integration of inexpensive commercial technologies into warfare. - Innovation can outweigh numerical superiority. NATO’s future effectiveness depends not on spending more alone, but on investing in innovation, industrial resilience, and modern military capabilities to deter emerging security threats. #paper2
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