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In Italy, a bridge to Sicily may offer piece to NATO spending puzzle
A portion of the alliance's defense spending requirements are likely to spur some creative accounting among member nations.
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Italy defers NATO defence spending goal to 2028 in coalition compromise
ROME (Reuters) – Italy will only hit the NATO goal of spending 2% of GDP on defence in 2028, Prime Minister Mario Draghi said on Thursday, confirming it will miss an original target of 2024 ...
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Italy Is a Quiet Pillar of NATO’s Aerial Policing - Defense One
Italy has been a pioneer in the use of F-35s for NATO’s air policing missions; it was the first to fly the jets on patrols out of Iceland and Estonia, and last year notched the Baltic Air ...
Only 16% of Italians would fight for their country, survey shows
Almost a third of Italians believe the country will be directly involved in a war within five years, but only 16% of those of ...
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NATO leaders are set to agree on a historic defense spending pledge, but the hike won’t apply to all
The head of the NATO military alliance warned Monday that no country could have an opt-out from a massive new hike in ...
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Italy Accuses NATO's Stoltenberg of Betrayal Over New Southern Envoy
Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg shake hands as they meet at Palazzo Chigi, in Rome, Italy, May 8, 2024.