Military spending

Ikhtiar Mohammad, Grad Student, University of Maryland. Illustration: TBS
Thoughts

7% of global military spending could feed all the hungry around the world

Battling the coronavirus would have been much easier if the world had sacrificed only 10 percent of its military budget

A European Union flag is seen behind a British Union Jack during an anti-brexit protest in London, Britain, January 7,2019/ Reuters
World+Biz

Post-Brexit UK announces largest military investment since Cold War

A US special forces soldier stands in front of Chadian soldiers during Flintlock 2015, an American-led military exercise, in Mao, February 22, 2015. REUTERS/Emmanuel Braun
World+Biz

Military spending saw biggest increase in a decade in 2019