Trump’s Five Percent NATO Ruse
Journal: Policy Perspectives
Year: 2025

This paper examines President Donald Trump’s North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) funding demand of 5 percent Gross Domestic Product (GDP) as a strategic business initiative rather than a genuine security policy objective. By identifying the disparity between Trump’s business leadership approach and conventional political methodologies, the paper elucidates how his unconventional psychological profile influences his policy decisions. The paper indicates that while the United States (US) nom