Europe’s Make-or-Break Military Decision

Europe Finance Chiefs Embrace Defense Spending Ramp Up

Europe’s decision to ramp up defense spending after years of neglect is the right choice, according to European Union finance ministers.

European rearmament: Shuffling fake money around a monopoly board?

Amid calls for Europe to rearm, competing ideas are circulating around how to ensure European nations can take on Russia in a possible future war without U.S. backing. While the idea of a rearmament bank may carry some appeal, it’s less clear that there’s any new money for what is likely to be a very expensive enterprise.The European Commission recently unveiled €800 billion ($876 billion) plan to REARM. The plan essentially involves imposing a …

Europe could not only supply weapons, but also invest in Ukrainian air defense systems. This would improve the situation on the battlefield.

The Labyrinth of European Rearmament

The European Union’s rush to increase military spending is as much about appeasing Washington as achieving actual “strategic autonomy.”

Europe Must Move Faster to Defend Itself | by Anastassia Fedyk, Yuriy Gorodnichenko and Ilona Sologoub - Project Syndicate

The European Union, having finally woken up to the Russian threat, recently announced a solid strategy for strengthening its defense capabilities and arming Ukraine. But the bloc’s timeline must be accelerated, which requires exchanging frozen Russian assets for EU bonds and addressing information and soft-power threats.

Europe’s Make-or-Break Military Decision

How exactly the continent rearms will make all the difference in whether it can defend itself.