Summary
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte warned that the alliance must adopt a “wartime mindset” to prepare for long-term confrontation with Russia.
Speaking in Brussels, he urged members to increase defense spending beyond the 2% GDP target, noting that only 23 of 32 members currently meet it.
Rutte emphasized boosting defense production, addressing cyber threats, and countering China’s military buildup and actions toward Taiwan.
His remarks come as Donald Trump threatens to withhold defense support from NATO members failing to meet spending commitments, raising concerns about alliance unity.
We live in unprecedented peaceful times compared to any other age in history. You don’t achieve peace by disarming yourself and hoping your aggressive neighbor magically flips on the decades of genocidal intent and imperialism. I won’t be replying to you further, I hate going in circles about something that has shown to be true time and time again.
That depends on where you are in the world. For the west, absolutely, since they’ve mastered the art of proxy wars. The same is not true of the global south for whom these wars aren’t by proxy.
Sure, but you also don’t achieve peace by provoking and undermining others through proxies and economic exploitation.
Thanks for sparing me an argument with someone who already seems set in their ways and is unwilling to listen to what others are saying.