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Published on 1 Apr 2017
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson is reassuring European allies in NATO the US still got their backs, but at a price.
At a NATO meeting in Brussels on Friday, Tillerson pressured member states to increase their defence spending.
He says he wants to see countries increase spending by the end of the year.
Germany's pushing back saying that is not reachable.
But the US official wants NATO leaders to agree on spending policy at a meeting at the end of next month.
But what happens if NATO members don't increase their defence budget? And what does it say about the US commitment to Europe?
Presenter: Sami Zeidan
Guests:
Dietrich Von Kyaw - former German ambassador and permanent representative to the EU
Lawrence Korb - former US assistant secretary of defence
Marko Mihkelson - Estonian member of parliament and head of the Estonian delegation to NATO parliamentary assembly
At a NATO meeting in Brussels on Friday, Tillerson pressured member states to increase their defence spending.
He says he wants to see countries increase spending by the end of the year.
Germany's pushing back saying that is not reachable.
But the US official wants NATO leaders to agree on spending policy at a meeting at the end of next month.
But what happens if NATO members don't increase their defence budget? And what does it say about the US commitment to Europe?
Presenter: Sami Zeidan
Guests:
Dietrich Von Kyaw - former German ambassador and permanent representative to the EU
Lawrence Korb - former US assistant secretary of defence
Marko Mihkelson - Estonian member of parliament and head of the Estonian delegation to NATO parliamentary assembly
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