NPR. This is the indicator from Planet Money. I'm Waylon Wong. And I'm Patty Hirsch. In the wake of the Trump

administration wrecking crew's visit to Europe two weeks ago, European politicians

and bureaucrats are desperately trying to figure out what the future of their relationships

with the US look like. The UK Prime Minister is in the White House today trying to get a

handle on it. One thing that looks increasingly certain, when it comes to defence, members

of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation, which of course includes a lot of

European nations, are going to have to pay more. For years, President Trump has complained that many

NATO members have been getting a free ride. Yeah, well, that ride appears to be coming to an end.

Trump's envoys signaled not only that they will be insisting on all NATO members meeting their obligations,

but they want to see the threshold raised from 2 to 5% of GDP.

We're talking about hundreds of billions of dollars being spent by countries that are already struggling economically.

On today's show, we'll talk about where all of that money might come from.

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The hits to America's relations with Europe came hard and fast. First, there was the U.S.

Defense Secretary Pete Higzeth telling NATO that President Trump wants them to crank up defense

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