It turns out that abandoning allies and tossing out security guarantees is bad for business.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/40097016

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/33330954

It may seem obvious that governments should think through their policies before implementing them; if they don’t, they risk encountering the dreaded law of unintended consequences. That’s exactly what’s happening in the United States’ defense-industrial policy.

  • RandAlThor@lemmy.caOP
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    1 day ago

    At the Canadian liberal party leaders’ debate, the discussion was increased defense spending, but spending it domestically instead of buying US products. Europeans are likely thinking the same.