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NATO spending and European strategic autonomy

NATO leaders agreed to new defense-spending targets under U.S. pressure, and European discussions about strategic autonomy accelerated in response to a more adversarial U.S. approach.

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Jan 23, 2026
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What legal differences exist between the 1951 agreement and the 2004 Igaliku modification regarding U.S. access to Pituffik (Thule) base?

created broad U.S. rights to establish and use “defense areas” . narrows that legal footprint by formally concentrating U.S. access to the Pituffik (Thule) base, embeds Greenlandic authorities into co...

Jan 12, 2026
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How has NATO interpreted Article 5 in cases of cyber and space attacks since 2010?

Since 2010 NATO has steadily broadened its interpretation of Article 5 to include cyber and, more recently, space-related harms—while deliberately keeping thresholds vague so that responses remain pol...