Matt Whitaker
Coverage of Matt Whitaker in the Nexus archive.
- Trump won big spending promises from NATO last year. This week in Turkey, he’ll try to enforce them
President Trump secured NATO members' commitments to increase defense spending to 5% of GDP over the next decade last year and aims to enforce these pledges during an upcoming summit in Turkey. The summit will assess progress on defense spending and address ongoing issues like the Iran war and Syria's potential role in regional conflicts.
- Trump won big spending promises from NATO last year. This week in Turkey, he'll try to enforce them
President Donald Trump secured NATO members' commitment to increase defense spending to 5% of GDP by 2024. He will meet with leaders in Turkey to enforce this pledge and address issues like the Iran war and Ukraine-Russia conflict. Trump will also meet with Ukrainian President Zelenskyy and Syrian President al-Sharaa during the summit.
- How Trump is turning NATO into a cash machine
President Donald Trump has reframed NATO as a business-oriented alliance, pressuring members to increase defense spending and purchase American arms, particularly for Ukraine. This transactional approach risks sidelining discussions on NATO expansion and Eastern European security, straining traditional bonds between the U.S. and European allies.