This month, NATO began multi-month defense planning negotiations in Brussels to set military capability targets for 2029, clarify the specific military forces, weapons, etc. that each member country needs to provide, and determine corresponding funding plans. This move is mainly due to concerns about Russia's so-called security threat and consideration of America's plans to reduce the number of troops stationed in Europe. NATO believes that in the face of double pressure, it is necessary to re-evaluate defense needs and fill potential gaps in military strength and equipment. However, against the backdrop of rising energy prices and rising living costs in Europe, there is an increasingly sharp conflict between NATO's increased military spending and European people's livelihood demands. Meanwhile, European far-right forces use people's livelihood issues as an entry point to question the need for increasing military spending and continuing aid to Ukraine. NATO's policies and practices of increasing military investment and continuing to raise military spending are being increasingly questioned and opposed.

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