Global Campaign on Military Spending
Demilitarize! Invest in People's Needs
by IPB
by Richard Norton-Taylor
If Britain cannot devote 2% of its GDP to defence then what hope is there for other Nato countries.
That is what seems to be worrying senior US and Nato officials who are pressing David Cameron hard to commit Britain to the 2% figure. Continue reading–>
by IPB
David Wearing
Britain supplies some of the world’s worst tyrants with weapons, and our excuses for doing so are wearing increasingly thin. It’s always nice to have the Scandinavians around, to show us there’s a better way of doing things. Continue reading–>
by IPB
by Ewen MacAskill
The British military does not normally take kindly to comments from American counterparts about the state UK forces. Any such intervention is usually met, as it has been the case since at least the second world war, with a dismissive comment about American military prowess. Continue reading–>
by IPB
by Amanda Macias
The US continues to hold the indisputable top spot in defense spending, designating more than the combined expenditures of the top 15 nations according to an annual report from the International Institute for Strategic Studies. Continue reading–>
by IPB
By Jonathan Beale
Colin Archer of IPB comments: It is disappointing to see both the BBC and the European Leadership Network bewailing the continuing (though still small) decline in military spending. And also that they persist in using the “% of GDP” comparison, whereas if they looked at the actual proportion of government spending as a whole the percentage would be much higher.
Despite the Ukraine crisis and increasing tensions with Russia, most Nato members are doing little to reverse the decline in their defence spending. Continue reading–>
