Former Belgian PM Leterme questions NATO’s 5% defense push

Yves Leterme - Portfolio Day Investment Officer
Yves Leterme - Portfolio Day Investment Officer
Just two weeks ahead of the NATO summit in The Hague, former Belgian Prime Minister Yves Leterme has sharply criticized the alliance’s proposed five-percent-of-GDP defense target, calling it a “collective irrationality” that risks overwhelming European decision-making.
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