At the Hague Summit in June 2025, NATO countries adopted a bold new target: increasing defense spending to 5% of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by 2035. This target is not merely symbolic. It is a clear sign that the Alliance is transitioning...
After 15 years of membership in the North Atlantic Alliance, in 2024 Albania will for the first time finance 2% of the Gross Domestic Product for the defense sector, set as a condition by NATO for the member countries, the...
Alliances matter in predicting trade outcomes because governments align trade policies with national security interests and businesses consider political relationships between states when assessing risk[1]. States and businesses not only consider political relationships and alliances when forming international trade,...
