FUTURE PROSPECTS OF EUROPEAN DEFENSE POST NATO SUMMIT -2025

AUTHOR – DR.SATISH KARAD, ASSO.PROFESSOR AT INDRARAJ ARTS,COMMERCE AND SCIENCE COLLEGE, SILLOD

BEST CITATION – DR.SATISH KARAD, FUTURE PROSPECTS OF EUROPEAN DEFENSE POST NATO SUMMIT -2025, INDIAN JOURNAL OF LEGAL REVIEW (IJLR), 5 (10) OF 2025, PG. 526-530, APIS – 3920 – 0001 & ISSN – 2583-2344.

ABSTRACT:

 At the recently concluded North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) Summit in the Netherlands, member nations pledged to allocate 5 percent of GDP to defense, exceeding the current threshold of 2 percent by more than double. The updated baseline of 5 percent is to be attained within the next decade, with a progress review planned for 2029. This Paper focuses on implications of defense spending by NATO members.
Preface-
The 2025 NATO Summit occurred in The Hague from June 24 to 25. The assembly convened the Heads of State from all 32 member nations, representatives from the European Union (EU), and select partner countries to discuss security and defense challenges confronting the alliance. The principal focus of the Summit was the commitment by member nations to elevate their defense expenditures to 5 percent of GDP, exceeding the existing target of 2 percent by more than double. This issue brief encapsulates the principal outcomes of the NATO Summit 2025 and delineates the current contributions of member states, contextualizing the evolving dynamics of European defense following the Russia-Ukraine War.