U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth stated at the Shangri-La Dialogue that the era of the United States subsidizing wealthy nations' defense is over and called for alliances based on shared responsibility. All 32 NATO members met the 2% GDP defense spending target for the first time in 2025, while the United States accounted for 60-62% of alliance military spending. The remarks reference a 2014 NATO agreement and a 2016 comment by Barack Obama on free riders.