The North Atlantic Alliance should increase its defense spending for member countries to 2.5% of GDP, stated UK Defense Secretary Grant Shapps, according to Politico. “We’re now saying we think that should be 2.5 percent. We think in a more dangerous world that would make sense,” said Shapps. Currently, it is expected that NATO countries will spend 2% of their GDP on defense, and 18 NATO members currently meet this requirement. Germany reached this target for the first time this year. At the same time, former US President and current candidate Donald Trump said that he would not defend countri…