NATO allies have collectively agreed to each spend 5% of their GDP on defense and defense-related expenses. But a plan in theory is not as good as a plan that works in practice. Today’s video explores how NATO plans to enforce its new spending targets. This includes a new strategy that ushers in a different way to think about the problem but has not yet received any media attention.0:00 NATO’s Spending Problems2:54 Persuasion Campaign5:21 The Free Rider Problem9:57 The Hockey Stick Problem13:21 Economic Sanctions17:18 Ambiguous Strategic AmbiguityThe appearance of U.S. Department of Defense (DoD), EU, and NATO visual information does not imply or constitute an endorsement.