On June 24, Matthew Kroenig, Atlantic Council vice president and Scowcroft Center senior director, was quoted in the New York Times on the five-percent target discussed at the NATO summit in The Hague. He noted that allies may be able to coalesce around the goal if they are “fuzzy on the timeline” but that Spain’s desire for an exemption could throw a wrench into negotiations.
[I]f one ally gets a waiver, why won’t other countries seek similar arrangements?
