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NATO's new 3.0 strategy: From burden sharing to burden shifting

The alliance's latest transformation is about who provides the forces, factories and infrastructure behind European security.

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, left, and U.S. President Donald Trump meet in Ankara on July 8, 2026.
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, left, and U.S. President Donald Trump meet in Ankara on July 8, 2026. (NATO)

One year after NATO leaders agreed to a historic increase in defense spending, the alliance arrived in Ankara with a different message: the debate over targets is largely over.

The challenge now is producing the weapons, infrastructure and industrial capacity needed to sustain deterrence in a more dangerous world.

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