NATO leaders gather on Tuesday for a historic summit, or may be married by a division

Hague: US President Donald Trump and his NATO counterparts are gathered on Tuesday for a summit that can widen the world’s largest security organization a new defense spending pledge or the divisions among 32 colleagues. A week ago, things looked Rosie. NATO general secretary Mark Root was optimistic that European member and Canada would at least be committed to investing on defense as their economic growth as the United States does for the first time. Spain then rejected the new NATO target for each country to spend 5 percent of its GDP on defense needs, called it “unfair”. Trump also emphasizes that figure. The alliance operates on a consensus that requires support of all 32 members. The next day, Trump said that America should not respect the target. “I don’t think we need, but I think they need,” he said. “NATO is going to deal with Spain with Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez’s government. Spain has been a very few payers.” He also criticized Canada as a “low payer”. According to NATO data, Spain was the lowest spender in the alliance last year, directing less than 2 percent of its GDP at defense expenses, while NATO was spending 1.45 percent, according to NATO data. Trump then ordered a bombing of nuclear installations in Iran. In 2003, Iraq -led warfare divided NATO as France and Germany opposed the attack, while the UK and Spain joined the alliance. European colleagues and Canada also want Ukraine to top the agenda of the summit, but they are careful that Trump probably doesn’t want President Volodimir Zelanski to steal the limelight. A small summit, a two -day summit in decades of decades of mutual security, included an informal dinner on Tuesday and a working session on Wednesday morning. To ensure that a very small summit statement has been drafted that the meeting derailed from the details and quarrels over the words. In fact, there is a lot of brief about this NATO summit, even if the waves can be felt for years. Established in 1949, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization was formed by 12 countries, which to combat the threat to security in Europe introduced by the Soviet Union during the Cold War, especially through a strong American appearance on the continent. Dealing with Moscow is in its DNA. Do not maintain peace outside the Euro-Alantic region. NATO rank has increased to 32 countries since the Washington Treaty was signed 75 years ago. Sweden joined last year, worried about a fast aggressive Russia. NATO’s collective safety guarantee – Article 5 of the treaty underlines its reliability. This is a political commitment by all countries to assist any member, which may be sovereignty or an attack. Trump has suggested that he is committed to that pledge, but he has also expressed doubts about his intentions. He has said that the US intends to remain a member of the coalition. A citizen runs NATO, but the US and its military power are the most powerful member of the United States NATO. It spends much more on defense than any other colleague and removes its colleagues in terms of military muscles. Washington has traditionally operated the agenda but stepped back under Trump. The American nuclear provides strategic preventive against anti -armament. The day-to-day work of NATO has been led by former Prime Minister of Dutch Rute. As its top civilian officer, he presides over almost weekly meetings of ambassadors at the North Atlantic Council at his Brussels headquarters. He presides over other “NAC” at ministers and leaders levels. Rute runs NATO headquarters, tries to promote consensus and speak on behalf of all members. NATO’s military headquarters Mons is located nearby in Belgium. It is always run by a top American officer. The role of Ukraine at the summit is not clear with the demand for more defense spending with Trump, it is not clear what role the Ukraine will play at the summit. Zelansky has been invited, but it is not clear if he will have a seat on the NATO table, although he can participate in Tuesday’s dinner. The war of Russia in Ukraine usually dominates such meetings. More broadly, NATO himself is not doing Ukraine himself. As an organization, it does not have any kind of weapon. Collectively, it only provides non -fatal support – fuel, combat ration, medical supply, body armor, and equipment to combat drones or mines. But individually, members send weapons. European colleagues provided 60percent of military assistance received by Ukraine in 2024. NATO coordinates those weapons through a hub on the polish border and helps conduct training for Ukrainian soldiers. The NATO contingent is an important part of the commitment to protect each other for colleagues, stopping Russia, or any other opponent from attacking the first place. Finland and Sweden recently joined NATO due to this concern. Under NATO’s new military schemes, 300,000 military personnel will be deployed within 30 days to combat any attack, whether it is on the ground, in the sea, in the air or in cyberspace. But experts suspect whether the Allies may find the number of troops. It is not only about the troop and tool number. An opponent will be less likely to challenge NATO if it thinks that the Allies will use the forces they control. Trump’s threat against American colleagues – including tariffs on him – has weakened that detention. The US is taking the largest military burden due to high US defense spending over the years, the American armed forces have more personnel and better weapons, but also significant transport and logistics property. Other partners, however, are starting to spend more, though. After years of cuts, members of NATO committed to increase their National Defense Budget in 2014 when Russia illegally canceled the Ukraine’s Crimean Peninsula illegally. After a full -scale invasion of Russia in 2022, NATO colleagues agreed to create a minimum spending level of 2 percent of GDP. Last year, 22 countries expected to hit that target, just a decade ago above three. In the Hague, the Allies were expected to grow up to 3.5 percent, as well as 1.5 percent and 1.5 percent for things such as the roads, bridges, ports and air areas to improve or prepare societies to deal with future struggles. Are they making an open question now?