Rutte Announces “NATO 3.0” as Alliance’s Biggest Transformation in a Generation
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NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said the alliance’s transition to the “NATO 3.0” concept would represent its biggest transformation in a generation. According to Rutte, the new approach envisages a stronger role for European allies and Canada in providing collective security.
“This is, essentially, a rebalancing of our security for the better. A stronger Europe in a stronger NATO,” Rutte said at an event hosted by the Ditchley Foundation in the UK. NATO has also described the concept as involving greater contributions from European allies and Canada to the alliance’s security.
Rutte said the modernization would require difficult decisions, including those related to a redistribution of the security burden. He called on European allies and Canada to increase defence spending, expand weapons production and strengthen their own contribution to NATO security.
The secretary general also called for greater investment in long-range precision weapons and air-defence systems. He said the alliance should channel its new momentum into a sustained transformation.
At the NATO summit in Ankara in July, the allies also announced new weapons purchases worth more than $50 billion. According to the information provided, NATO members plan to raise defence spending to 5% of GDP by 2035. Rutte said European NATO members and Canada currently spend around 4% of GDP on defence.
Rutte has previously described “NATO 3.0” as a shift toward a stronger European component within the alliance, with European allies and Canada expected to spend more, produce more and do more for their own security.
Rutte said the modernization would require difficult decisions, including those related to a redistribution of the security burden. He called on European allies and Canada to increase defence spending, expand weapons production and strengthen their own contribution to NATO security.
The secretary general also called for greater investment in long-range precision weapons and air-defence systems. He said the alliance should channel its new momentum into a sustained transformation.
At the NATO summit in Ankara in July, the allies also announced new weapons purchases worth more than $50 billion. According to the information provided, NATO members plan to raise defence spending to 5% of GDP by 2035. Rutte said European NATO members and Canada currently spend around 4% of GDP on defence.
Rutte has previously described “NATO 3.0” as a shift toward a stronger European component within the alliance, with European allies and Canada expected to spend more, produce more and do more for their own security.
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