by admin | Feb 24, 2025 | Military Balance+
In response to rising threat perceptions, global defence spending rose to USD2.46 trillion in 2024. Countries in Asia, the Middle East and North Africa, and Europe saw major budget increases, although President Trump’s recent call for a minimum spend of 5% of GDP...
by admin | Feb 24, 2025 | Online Analysis
Despite widespread implementation in Latin America, mass incarceration resulting from so-called mano dura policies has failed to address the complex structural barriers to long-term stability in the region. On 29 January 2025, United States President Donald Trump...
by admin | Feb 24, 2025 | Military Balance+
Ukraine’s diverse air defence capabilities have demonstrated resilience against sustained Russian attacks. However, the combination of Soviet-era and Western systems has created interoperability, maintenance and training issues. Delivery numbers and delays from the...
by admin | Feb 24, 2025 | Online Analysis
America is pre-emptively ceding fundamental and long-held positions to Russia in the hope of ending a war it is not fighting. This is likely to make it less, not more, secure. Ten days of diplomacy in Brussels, Munich and Riyadh have laid bare President Donald Trump’s...
