More than 20 NATO allies will spend 2% of their gross domestic product (GDP) on defence this year, Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg announced on Monday in Washington. New data from NATO shows that 23 allies are expected to meet the alliance’s defence spending target, up from an earlier estimate of 18 members in February. According to the figures, the European allies and Canada alone would even achieve an increase of 17.9% in defence spending. “This is good for Europe and good for America,” Stoltenberg said in a speech in Washington, praising the increase in expenditure, “especially since muc…