Germany appears set to abandon its promise to meet the 2%-of-GDP NATO minimum target for defense spending.

Europe’s largest economy and most influential voice in the European Union, Germany has long neglected defense spending. After years of saying it was taking significant steps toward the 2% target, German defense spending remains stuck at about 1.3% of GDP. It doesn’t look like things are going to get any better in the coming years.

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