Spain Is Going Its Own Way

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tldr; Spain is having a moment bucking Western political trends. The country has recently recognized Palestine as a state, resisted President Trump's demand that NATO members increase their defense spending to 5 percent of gross domestic product and doubled down on D.E.I. programs.3 hours ago

Not contributing more to NATO is more of a giant fuck you to Germany and France surely

May have been aimed at the US but, yes, it's their neighbours who are left carrying the burden.

It is not "not contributing more", it is not committing to tripling or quadrupling the defense spending.

That number is purely posturing. Or if you want to frame it more positively: aspirational.

Germany struggles to even meet the previously agreed 2% goal.

I doubt, anyone takes that number seriously.

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