{"id":361987,"date":"2026-07-06T18:32:33","date_gmt":"2026-07-06T13:02:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/?p=361987"},"modified":"2026-07-06T18:32:33","modified_gmt":"2026-07-06T13:02:33","slug":"cost-of-drama-is-simply-too-high-expert-says-as-nato-leaders-meet-in-turkey-national","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/2026\/07\/06\/cost-of-drama-is-simply-too-high-expert-says-as-nato-leaders-meet-in-turkey-national\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Cost of drama is simply too high,\u2019 expert says as NATO leaders meet in Turkey &#8211; National"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>Prime Minister Mark Carney is jetting off Monday to the two-day NATO summit in Turkey\u2019s capital city Ankara, where world leaders will seek to avoid diplomatic friction with U.S. President Donald Trump.<\/p>\n<p>Massive hikes to military budgets are expected to feature prominently as NATO members remain under heavy U.S. pressure to spend rather more on defence. But within the background, divisions remain over how much of a threat Russia poses and the chaotic foreign policy of the Trump administration.<\/p>\n<p>Ga\u00eblle Rivard Pich\u00e9, the top of the Canadian defence think-tank CDA Institute, said this summit might be about alliance members proving their spending is on the right track and can lead to stronger militaries.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s going to be about showing that (we\u2019ve put) our money where our mouth is. Beyond just announcing investments and moving money around, it\u2019s actually using that cash to amass recent capabilities,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-ad c-ad--bigbox l-article__ad\">\n<p>Story continues below commercial<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>In 2014, the identical yr that Russia invaded and annexed Crimea, alliance members agreed to satisfy a goal of spending two per cent of national GDP on defence.<\/p>\n<p>NATO says Canada, which had long struggled to succeed in two per cent, is finally meeting that focus on through tens of billions of dollars in recent military spending. 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daring pledge at The Hague last yr to every spend five per cent of GDP on defence by 2035.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-inlineSignup\" data-newsletter-inline=\"\">\n<div class=\"c-inlineSignup__image\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"170\" height=\"225\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/wp-content\/themes\/shaw-globalnews\/images\/skyline\/national.jpg\" alt=\"Get daily Canada news delivered to your inbox so you'll never miss the day's top stories.\">\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-inlineSignup__content\">\n<h2 class=\"c-inlineSignup__title\">Get every day National news<\/h2>\n<p>Get every day Canada news delivered to your inbox so you will never miss the day&#8217;s top stories.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte has said that while allies can rejoice the alliance reaching the 2 per cent goal, they need to now present \u201ccredible\u201d plans to hit the upper benchmark.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-ad c-ad--bigbox l-article__ad\">\n<p>Story continues below commercial<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>At a chat placed on by the Washington-based Atlantic Council think-tank last month, Rutte said the five per cent figure is \u201cdeeply rooted\u201d in estimates of what the alliance must develop its capabilities.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat (two per cent figure) was a bit plucked from the air,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>The Carney government is predicted to speak up its efforts to spice up defence spending and investment within the defence sector. Government officials said at a background briefing on Friday that Canada projects its defence spending will hit 2.13 per cent of GDP for the 2026-2027 fiscal yr, and five per cent by 2035.<\/p>\n<p>The federal government has not publicly revealed the way it plans to succeed in the 2035 goal and has not officially booked it into the fiscal framework.<\/p>\n<p>Kerry Buck, a senior fellow on the University of Ottawa and Canada\u2019s former ambassador to NATO, said Canada goes into the summit in \u201cfairly good order\u201d on the accounting front \u2014 something that has seldom been the case up to now.<\/p>\n<p>But because the 2025 summit, Trump has doubled down on actions which have shaken the alliance and widened the diplomatic divide.<\/p>\n<p>On top of threatening to go away the alliance, he has mused about annexing Greenland. He launched a surprise war against Iran, then berated NATO allies for failing to assist him. And the U.S. has also began a drawdown of American troops and capabilities in Europe.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-ad c-ad--bigbox l-article__ad\">\n<p>Story continues below commercial<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The summit has been slimmed right down to reduce the possibilities of friction over U.S. foreign and defence policy breaking out into the open.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNATO has to paper over some issues that may probably be higher addressed. It has to maneuver to the bottom common denominator because the price of drama is simply too high for the alliance immediately,\u201d Buck said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-tabs\">\n<p>\n\t\t\t<button role=\"tab\" class=\"c-tabs__tab c-tabs__tab--active\" type=\"button\">More on World<\/button><br \/>\n\t\t\t<button role=\"tab\" class=\"c-tabs__tab\" type=\"button\">More videos<\/button>\n\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u201cIs the pragmatic approach the appropriate one to take? Absolutely. But what a pity, since the threat environment is worse than it has ever been.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Former U.S. diplomat Brett Bruen said the alliance is making \u201csignificant progress\u201d on ramping up military spending, \u201cnot least due to the threat Trump represents to global stability and security.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"l-article__part\" data-shortcode=\"tp_video\">\n<div class=\"c-video c-videoPlay \" data-iframe-receiver=\"\" data-autoplay=\"\" data-displayinline-featured=\"false\" data-displayinline-type=\"video\" data-displayinline-player-id=\"miniplayer_11909028_6a4ba590739f4\" data-displayinline-video-id=\"11909028\" data-displayinline-ratio=\"16:9\" data-displayinline=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/video\/embed\/11909028\/#autoplay&#038;stickyiframe=miniplayer_11909028_6a4ba590739f4\" data-displayinline-sticky=\"true\" data-permutive-data='{\"content\":{\"name\":\"Carney, Trump caught talking trade on hot mic at G7 summit\",\"type\":\"video\",\"sections\":[\"videos\",\"national\",\"canada\",\"politics\",\"world\"],\"keywords\":[\"carney\",\"carney-europe\",\"carney-france\",\"carney-g7\",\"carney-trump\",\"donald-trump\",\"europe\",\"evian-les-bains\",\"france\",\"french-alps\",\"g7-summit\",\"international\",\"lake-geneva\",\"mark-carney\",\"short-clip\",\"trump\",\"trump-g7\",\"u-s\",\"u-s-g7\",\"global-national\"],\"iab\":{\"categories\":[\"Business and Industrial\",\"Law and Government\/Government\",\"Law and Government\",\"News\",\"News\/Politics\"],\"tags\":[\"2014 Russian annexation of Crimea\",\"2025 The Hague NATO summit\",\"Ankara\",\"Arms industry\",\"Atlantic Council\",\"Canada\",\"CDA Institute\",\"Collective security\",\"Contract\",\"Crimea\",\"Davos\",\"Defence, Security and Resilience Bank\",\"Donald Trump\",\"Europe\",\"European Union\",\"First presidency of Donald Trump\",\"Fiscal year\",\"Foreign policy\",\"France\",\"G7\",\"Great power\",\"Greenland\",\"Gross domestic product\",\"Investment\",\"Iran\",\"Mark Carney\",\"Mark Rutte\",\"Member states of NATO\",\"Middle power\",\"Military acquisition\",\"Military budget\",\"Money\",\"NATO\",\"NATO summit\",\"Policy\",\"Premiership of Mark Carney\",\"Pressure\",\"Procurement\",\"Radio\",\"Rave\",\"Russia\",\"Secretary General of NATO\",\"Switzerland\",\"The Hague\",\"Think tank\",\"Turkey\",\"United States\"]}}}'>\n<div class=\"c-video__inner \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-video__placeholder\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-video__image\" alt=\"Click to play video: 'Carney, Trump caught talking trade on hot mic at G7 summit'\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/media.globalnews.ca\/videostatic\/news\/h4rk4fa004-9zmo492jrf\/260616-JILLIAN.jpg?w=1040&#038;quality=70&#038;strip=all\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"auto, \" data-sizes=\"(min-width: 1040px) 1040px,(min-width: 720px) 720px,450px\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-video__overlay\"><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time class=\"c-video__duration\">2:05<\/time><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"c-video__title\">Carney, Trump caught talking trade on hot mic at G7 summit<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Still, Bruen said, \u201cthe vibe goes to be very awkward\u201d and no matter how countries act, \u201cwe\u2019re more likely to see a litany of complaints from Trump, and maybe some threats in addition to insults.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-ad c-ad--bigbox l-article__ad\">\n<p>Story continues below commercial<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u201cFrom a Canadian perspective, I\u2019ll be watching to see if Carney can carve out an expanded role for himself because he actually is one in every of those leaders throughout the alliance that has the potential to emerge as a centre of power,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>In January, Carney delivered a speech to the worldwide elite in Davos, Switzerland about middle powers banding together within the face of great power pressure. The speech won rave reviews from allies around the globe, and rebukes from the Trump administration.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t necessarily want us to face out,\u201d Rivard Pich\u00e9 said. \u201cThere\u2019s safety in numbers in the present environment.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>NATO allies are also expected to make a series of defence industrial announcements in the approaching days for contracts value tens of billions of dollars.<\/p>\n<p>The prime minister can also be expected to speak on Tuesday at a defence industry forum side event about financing defence capabilities.<\/p>\n<p>Rivard Pich\u00e9 said she\u2019s watching to see whether Canada reveals details in regards to the planned recent Defence, Security and Resilience Bank or any recent contracts for Canadian firms under the SAFE program. Carney has publicly pushed for the defence bank.<\/p>\n<p>Canada announced on the G7 Leaders\u2019 Summit in \u00c9vian, France last month that tactical radio manufacturer Marconi Technologies is the primary Canadian firm to land a contract under the SAFE defence procurement agreement Canada has signed with the European Union.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>\n\t\t&#038;copy 2026 The Canadian Press\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Prime Minister Mark Carney is jetting off Monday to the two-day NATO summit in Turkey\u2019s capital city Ankara, where world leaders will seek to avoid diplomatic friction with U.S. President Donald Trump. 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