This ally has pushed back against Russian aggression for hundreds of years, writes Dr. Mark T. Esper.
Moscow, a day’s drive to the east, seems to be the recurring threat throughout its existence. Indeed, this young democracy shed the yoke of Soviet occupation just a mere 33 years ago.
Last week, in this proud city, I keynoted the annual Baltic Military Conference, a gathering of national security experts and officials of all stripes where the major issues facing NATO are debated. But I also told my European friends that they must do more. We need our NATO allies to start meeting a commitment they made in 2014 to spend two percent of GDP on defense.
I suspect this sentiment, coupled with a skyrocketing national debt, helped birth the"no blank check" statement by the speaker of the House.
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