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 دعوات لحث أعضاء حلف شمال الأطلسي على زيادة الإنفاق infographic
Graphic shows change in NATO defence spending from 2014 to 2024.
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دعوات لحث أعضاء حلف شمال الأطلسي على زيادة الإنفاق

By Jordi Bou

July 10, 2024 - هذا العام، من المتوقع أن تحقق 23 من أصل 32 دولة عضو هدف الحلف المتمثل في إنفاق ما لا يقل عن 2% من الناتج المحلي الإجمالي على الدفاع، ولكن في مواجهة التهديد الروسي هناك دعوات لزيادة هذه النسبة إلى 2.5%.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said he would fulfil a campaign commitment to increase UK defence spending to 2.5% of GDP,as he departed for a NATO summit in Washington. But underlined he would only do so when the country could afford it and after a review of defence strategy.

The UK is one of NATO’s biggest spenders and has been a key supplier of arms to Ukraine since Russia’s invasion, though the British military has still suffered from years of underfunding.

Up to 23 NATO members will meet the alliance's target of allocating at least 2% of GDP to defence this year, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said in June, highlighting how allies have raised military spending since Russia seized Crimea from Ukraine in 2014.

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PUBLISHED: 10/07/2024; STORY: Graphic News; PICTURES: Getty Images
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