The Baltics Up the Ante in Defense

The Baltics are standing at attention when it comes to defense. By 2018, Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania are all set to spend at least 2 percent of GDP on defense – the NATO defense spending goal agreed to by all members as requisite for equal and sufficient contribution to the transatlantic security alliance.

Estonia already exceeds that mark, spending an estimated 2.16 percent of GDP on defense last year.

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