Allied Contributions to the Common Defense

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Table of Contents

Introduction	Purpose Organization of this Report
Chapter I
Executive Summary	U.S. Responsibility Sharing Policy Summary Assessment Conclusion
Chapter II
Regional Overview and Contributions of Key Allies	NATO Allies Pacific Allies Gulf Cooperation Council
Chapter III
Assessment of Country Contributions	Defense Spending Multinational Military Activities Military Personnel Military Forces Cost Sharing Foreign Assistance Conclusion
Annex
Data Notes, Country Summaries, and Additional Statistics	Annex Data Notes Country Summaries Selected Indicators Bilateral Cost Sharing Additional Statistics

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