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 "slug": "nato-five-percent-doctrine-europe-defense-scenarios",
 "title": "Europe’s Defense Under NATO’s Five‑Percent Doctrine: Scenarios & Execution Risks",
 "url": "https://www.grosswald.org/nato-five-percent-doctrine-europe-defense-scenarios/",
 "canonical": "https://www.grosswald.org/nato-five-percent-doctrine-europe-defense-scenarios/",
 "type": "article",
 "published": "2025-06-17T00:44:21.000+02:00",
 "updated": "2025-06-17T00:44:21.000+02:00",
 "excerpt": "\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFor Executive Decision Makers:\n\nGroßwald Institutional Brief – Strategic Scenarios, Risks & Capability Paths\n\n\nGroßwald Policy Desk - grosswald.org\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n1. C‑Level Executive Summary\nNATO’s Five‑Percent Doctrine (3.5% GDP defense, 1.5% infrastructure) is a fiscal-security threshold. Political alignment is historic. Execution is critical: budgets must yield joint-ready forces. Otherwise, the known “conversion gap” persists due to procurement fragmentation and workforce shortages.\n\nGroß",
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