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  1. Japan, Taiwan must strengthen defences against growing Chinese threat: Japanese lawmaker

    Tokyo [Japan], September 11 (ANI): Japan and Taiwan face a growing military threat from China and should continue…
    #EuropeSays #Japan #JP #china #defencespending #Haruokitamura #HeiSeki #Japanese #Militarythreat #SecurityAlliance #ShinzoAbe #taiwan
    europesays.com/japan/90147/

  2. When “National Security” Becomes a Weapon Against Social Security by Lawson Akhigbe

    There is an old British political habit which deserves rather more scrutiny than it usually receives: when governments want the public to accept an uncomfortable policy, they wrap it in the Union Jack and call it national security.

    lawakhigbe.com/2026/09/10/when

  3. When “National Security” Becomes a Weapon Against Social Security by Lawson Akhigbe

    There is an old British political habit which deserves rather more scrutiny than it usually receives: when governments want the public to accept an uncomfortable policy, they wrap it in the Union Jack and call it national security.

    lawakhigbe.com/2026/09/10/when

  4. When “National Security” Becomes a Weapon Against Social Security by Lawson Akhigbe

    There is an old British political habit which deserves rather more scrutiny than it usually receives: when governments want the public to accept an uncomfortable policy, they wrap it in the Union Jack and call it national security.

    lawakhigbe.com/2026/09/10/when

  5. When “National Security” Becomes a Weapon Against Social Security by Lawson Akhigbe

    There is an old British political habit which deserves rather more scrutiny than it usually receives: when governments want the public to accept an uncomfortable policy, they wrap it in the Union Jack and call it national security.

    lawakhigbe.com/2026/09/10/when

  6. When “National Security” Becomes a Weapon Against Social Security by Lawson Akhigbe

    There is an old British political habit which deserves rather more scrutiny than it usually receives: when governments want the public to accept an uncomfortable policy, they wrap it in the Union Jack and call it national security.

    lawakhigbe.com/2026/09/10/when

  7. Is David Cameron the Worst Thing to Happen to Modern Britain? By Lawson Akhigbe

    Some political leaders leave office and quietly retreat into the background. Others spend their retirement writing memoirs that nobody reads and giving speeches that nobody remembers.

    lawakhigbe.com/2026/09/10/is-d

  8. Is David Cameron the Worst Thing to Happen to Modern Britain? By Lawson Akhigbe

    Some political leaders leave office and quietly retreat into the background. Others spend their retirement writing memoirs that nobody reads and giving speeches that nobody remembers.

    lawakhigbe.com/2026/09/10/is-d

  9. Is David Cameron the Worst Thing to Happen to Modern Britain? By Lawson Akhigbe

    Some political leaders leave office and quietly retreat into the background. Others spend their retirement writing memoirs that nobody reads and giving speeches that nobody remembers.

    lawakhigbe.com/2026/09/10/is-d

  10. Is David Cameron the Worst Thing to Happen to Modern Britain? By Lawson Akhigbe

    Some political leaders leave office and quietly retreat into the background. Others spend their retirement writing memoirs that nobody reads and giving speeches that nobody remembers.

    lawakhigbe.com/2026/09/10/is-d

  11. Is David Cameron the Worst Thing to Happen to Modern Britain? By Lawson Akhigbe

    Some political leaders leave office and quietly retreat into the background. Others spend their retirement writing memoirs that nobody reads and giving speeches that nobody remembers.

    lawakhigbe.com/2026/09/10/is-d

  12. Japan's Defence Spending Falls Short Amid Fiscal Constraints

    Japan's defence spending has fallen short of expectations, with a 2026 budget of 10.6 trillion yen translating to 1.5% of GDP, not 1.9% as claimed by Defence Minister Shinjiro Koizumi. This misses the 2% target set for 2027, highlighting fiscal constraints.

    osintsights.com/japans-defence

    #NationalSecurity #DefenceSpending #FiscalConstraints #Japan #Geopolitics

  13. Hensoldt's Order Intake Soars as Middle East Business Remains Limited

    Hensoldt's order book is booming, with a surge in contracts that directly reflects recent defence spending decisions, according to CEO Oliver Dörre. The company's order intake has doubled to €2.81 billion, with its order backlog now exceeding €10 billion.

    osintsights.com/hensoldts-orde

    #DefenceSpending #EmergingThreats #Europe #MiddleEast #Aerospace

  14. “The decisive factor in whether Canada's #defence ambitions succeed will be our capacity to collect, assess, and act on #knowledge over time. This is the true battlespace that will define all others.” #Canada #defencespending #CanadaSky

    RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:5zca2ola2zxpkw37w4f3wxtu/post/3mrwwqwemhk2x

  15. The world is plunging into a dangerous spiral of military spending.

    The Atlantic allies met this week in Turkey for NATO’s annual summit against a backdrop of sustained growth in global military spending.

    Geopolitical tensions, technological revolutions, economic interests and the absence of international treaties point to a sustained acceleration of the global arms race.

    mediafaro.org/article/20260712

    #Defence #NATO #Europe #DefenceSpending #Russia #China

  16. France Tries to Lock Britain Out of EU Defence, Locks Everyone Else In Instead
    Paris spent the best part of a year engineering a defence procurement fund specifically designed to keep British arms firms out of the trough. #aircraftcarriers #Balticstates #Brexit #defence #defencespending #entryfee #Europe #France #missiles #rearmamentfund #safe #StormShadow

    prat.uk/?p=33136

  17. France Tries to Lock Britain Out of EU Defence, Locks Everyone Else In Instead
    Paris spent the best part of a year engineering a defence procurement fund specifically designed to keep British arms firms out of the trough. #aircraftcarriers #Balticstates #Brexit #defence #defencespending #entryfee #Europe #France #missiles #rearmamentfund #safe #StormShadow

    prat.uk/?p=33136

  18. 5 things to know about the UK’s new defence spending plan.

    The UK’s much-delayed Defence Investment Plan became a political headache for Keir Starmer’s government and disappointed industry and Britain’s allies.

    Even after revisions, the final document published Tuesday, aimed at preparing the country for growing strategic challenges. still leaves Britain short of its NATO spending goals.

    mediafaro.org/article/20260630

    #UK #DefenceSpending #NATO #Defence #Politics #KeirStarmer

  19. Climate finance, defence spending and war

    "Pope Leo XIV has said that the world is being “ravaged by a handful of tyrants” who spend billions on war, in comments that will be seen as another sharp escalation in his almost week-long feud with the White House over the US-Israel war on Iran....They turn a blind eye to the fact that billions of dollars are spent on killing and devastation, yet the resources needed for healing, education and restoration are nowhere to be found." >>
    theguardian.com/world/2026/apr
    #war #destruction #FossilFuels #ClimateFinance #biodiversity #restoration #education #MilitaryIndustrialComplex #MIC #climate #DefenceSpending

  20. CW: UK Politics, Global geopolitics, Wars and stuff

    The government really need to listen to Lord Robertson. He knows what he's talking about, and the world is no longer a safe place. We need to be prepared for the world that we actually live in, not the world that we'd like it to be.

    bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cje4n5

    #Defence #DefenceSpending #UKPolitics #UKMilitary #StrategicDefenceReview #LordRobertson