NATO is about to rewrite its defence rulebook. At a summit in The Hague this week, leaders of the 32-member alliance are expected to adopt a bold new spending pledge: committing 5 per cent of national ...

Tensions between Washington, Canadian and European allies’ defense spending have overshadowed NATO for a number of years.

U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and NATO secretary-general Mark Rutte both said they expect alliance members to commit ...