BRUSSELS—U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said Wednesday that the U.S. and its partners in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization would “chart the course” of the alliance’s future, signaling that the Trump administration stands behind its European allies even as it expects them to step up their military spending. The message by Mr. Mattis, who is attending a meeting of NATO defense ministers at alliance headquarters in Brussels,...

Source: Wall Street Journal February 15, 2017 10:52 UTC