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Unless we spike military spending — and FAST — the next major war could be catastrophic
It is President Donald Trump’s wont to declare national emergencies, whether a given situation warrants it or not, but the ...
National Interest on MSN1h
Trump Promises a New $1 Trillion Pentagon Budget
The Trump administration is set to raise the Pentagon’s budget despite promises to cut government spending drastically. The question now is: where will this money come from and will it be utilized ...
Responsible Statecraft on MSN1d
Trump's DOD spending order sounds good, but read the fine print
President Trump is out with a new executive order that could, if faithfully implemented, mark a sharp shift in what weapons ...
A $1 trillion defense budget? Largest ever for military receives approval
The $1 trillion budget would be the largest ever for the military. President Donald Trump says it is needed: “We have to ...
Trump, Hegseth reveal whopping figure they want for the next Pentagon budget
U.S. military spending would reach a record high under President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's $1 ...
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Trends in U.S. Military Spending
The impact of growth on military budgets, shown above, has been disguised by shifting policy on how much of GDP to allocate to defense. In the 1990s, the United States cut the defense budget ...
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Marco Rubio States that the US Will Remain in NATO but Insists on Increasing Military Spending to 5%
The US Secretary of State meets with NATO Foreign Ministers in Brussels.NATO Foreign Ministers hold a meeting in Brussels ...
Poilievre says Canada, not U.S., will set its own defence budget as Trump pushes for 5% NATO spending target
Pierre Poilievre said under a Conservative government Canada would make its own, sovereign decisions on increasing military ...
Canada’s Military Has a Trump Problem
This sudden conflict with the United States fundamentally threatens Canada’s long-standing approach to national defense. But ...
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Pathway to spending 5% of output on defense ‘has to be real’ for NATO allies, Rubio says
Worried about Russian aggression, some members on NATO’s eastern flank have ramped up spending well above the 2% mark. Poland ...
Trump NATO envoy poised to press allies on defense spending
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Can Europe’s New Military Spending Help Its Economies?
European nations have increased spending on defense by nearly a third since 2021. But even combined, their annual military budgets remain less than half of the United States’. Defense industries ...