Defense spending increases across Europe—countries moving toward or exceeding 2% of GDP, with some moving beyond it—represents a permanent strategic shift driven by the realization that the post-Cold War stability was contingent and can be shattered, making defense investment no longer a luxury but a necessity.
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“and there will be more and more countries that understand that two percent is not enough including my country so um so I think this is uh this is a very significant shift...because all of a sudden you know you you watch uh what's happening in Ukraine and you understand that oh my God we need to defend what we have”
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Battlegrounds w/ H.R. McMaster | Lithuania: On the Frontline of European Security— Hoover InstitutionCreated: 8/11/2026, 4:44:48 AM
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