The global defense budget saw its largest yearly increase in 14 years in 2023, according to the think tank SIPRI. Russia’s war in Ukraine, the China-Taiwan crisis and other global conflicts played a significant role.
The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) has updated its Military Expenditure Database for 2023, with top spenders such as the United States, China and Russia ratcheting up their military budgets.
Military spending is up in Africa, the Middle East, Europe, Asia, Oceania and North and South America. It’s the first time since 2009 that annual spending has increased in all geographical regions examined by SIPRI at once.
With a budget increase of 105%, the Democratic Republic of the Congo stood out as the country with the single largest increase in military spending in 2023 by percentage. Researchers attributed this boost to the protracted conflict between the government and non-state armed groups.
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Coolio, the last time this happened, the entire world was much better off a decade later. Sure, missing huge swathes of population, but hey, think of the economy!
If you’ve got any ideas on how to stop Putin from trying to rebuild the USSR I’m pretty sure we’d all appreciate it.
Because that’s what matters the most…
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Ask Ukraine how they feel about military spending
Ask Ukraine how they feel about the need for the spending. The spending isn’t the disease, it’s the symptom.
I think you said it rather well. I was formulating 2 mid-long paragraphs in my head as an answer, but I didnt want to spend that much time actually writing them. Tnx for saving me some time!
I wish I could find more data on this subject going back to the early 20th century, all I could find was US defense spending. Info like this is a lot more useful with historical precedents to compare it to.
