#military-spending

#military-spending

"We will accelerate our building of the T-Dome, establish a rigorous air defense system in Taiwan with multi-layered defense, high-level detection, and effective interception, and weave a safety net for Taiwan to protect the lives and property of citizens," Lai said in an address during Taiwan's National Day celebrations. Taiwan's defense game plan Lai reiterated plans to strengthen the self-ruled island's defense capabilities, adding that a special defense budget would be proposed by the end of 2025.

A large crowd of close to 2,000 people marched through downtown Toronto Saturday afternoon as part of Canada-wide protests calling on the new Liberal government to prioritize the climate, Indigenous rights, migrants and workers ahead of the fall budget. Protesters' concerns included Prime Minister Mark Carney's support for new fossil fuel projects, potential public service cuts as well as other issues like Indigenous rights, anti-war activism and more.

The Gulf Cooperation Council's (GCC) Joint Defence Council held an emergency session in Doha, Qatar, on Thursday, to discuss urgent regional security measures in response to the recent Israeli strike on a Hamas office in Qatar's capital, which killed six people. GCC Secretary-General Jasem Mohamed AlBudaiwi said the attack on the State of Qatar can be considered an attack on all GCC countries.

The rich will get obscenely richer. The poor will be hungrier and sicker, work more precarious, and the planet unrelentingly hotter.

The military-spending dilemma in Europe is mischaracterized as a choice between military and social investments; historically, it is a choice between military and taxes.

Army leaders defended the $45 million parade spending for the service’s 250th birthday, arguing it will enhance recruitment, drawing criticism for potential misallocation of funds.

The United States spends significantly on defense, with a budget of over $997.3 billion in 2024, far surpassing any other nation's military expenditure.

This reconciliation package is a direct redistribution of resources from struggling Americans to the Pentagon and militarization.

President Trump's initial promise to withdraw from costly military engagements has instead led to an escalation of U.S. involvement in the ongoing conflict in Yemen.