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Canada, under Prime Minister Mark Carney, has met NATO's 2% of GDP defense spending target for the first time in decades, according to NATO's 2025 annual report, signaling a major shift in Ottawa's military investments.
Czechia’s new government proposes cutting core military spending to 1.8% of GDP in 2026 (2.1% total with 0.34% funded from other ministries) to free funds for health and social programs, a move that could strain NATO unity and U.S. patience even as Prague pledges it will still meet the alliance’s goal of reaching 2% of GDP and, ultimately, the 2035 plan for 5% defense spending, albeit through accounting tricks and delayed procurements.