Sharing the burden: How Poland and Germany are shifting the dial on European defence expenditure

The defence posture of NATO member countries, which had already dramatically shifted after 2014, was accelerated irreversibly in 2022 with Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The trend of boosting defence spending has been witnessed across the Alliance, however, it has been especially strong in the countries closer to NATO’s eastern flank, as Europe has recognised its obligation to share more fairly the financial burden of defending itself. Within this new paradigm, Poland and Germany represent two examples of European countries who are stepping up to this challenge by securing significant defence funding in different yet equally effective ways.

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Sharing the burden: How Poland and Germany are shifting the dial on European defence expenditure is an episode from NATO Review by DVIDSHub.net.

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This episode was published on Apr 10, 2025.

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