NATO in times of war: Security at all costs? | To The Point

"One for all, and all for one"—that was NATO’s promise. But does it still hold? The alliance is gearing up for the biggest rearmament in its history. NATO wants its members to spend 5% of their national economic output on defense. Donald Trump is pushing hard for Europe to step up—but is he leading by example? He’s taken unilateral military action in Iran and even threatened to pull the U.S. out of NATO altogether. Meanwhile, Russia keeps bombing Ukraine and waging cyber and propaganda battles across Europe. On To the Point we ask: NATO in times of war: Security at all costs? Our guests: Sarah Pagung is a security expert and Program Director for International Affairs at Germany’s Körber Foundation. Christoph v. Marschall, is the diplomacy correspondent to the Editor-in-Chief and former Washington correspondent for Berlin’s daily Tagesspiegel. and Martin Sklenár is the head of GLOBSEC’s Future of Security Program and former Minister of Defense of Slovakia, he joins us from Bratislava. 00:00 Opener 02:05 How NATO will develop its capabilities 02:42 Europe’s need for self-defense 05:20 America and Europe seek a new role in NATO 06:40 Explainer: NATO and the five percent 08:10 Slovakia will agree to the five percent spending target 10:09 Is NATO divided? 11:40 Why money doesn't buy military capabilities 12:30 Europe’s enormous time pressure 13:39 Will Russia attack NATO? 14:50 Explainer: The era of solo warfare? 17:20 The current situation in the Middle East 18:50 “Nobody cares what Europe says about Iran” 21:04 Instability in the Middle East might threaten Europe 22:35 The cracks in NATO’s unity 24:04 Germany’s mental shift 25:05 Could Russia soon attack a NATO country? For more news go to: http://www.dw.com/en/ Follow DW on social media: ►Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dwnews ►TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@dwnews ►Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/deutschewellenews/ ►Twitter: https://twitter.com/dwnews Für Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https://www.youtube.com/dwdeutsch Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/user/deutschewelleenglish?sub_confirmation=1