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Algeria Boosts Military Spending
02.05.2006. A recent post in this blog described the Algerian army's purchase of $4 billion worth of modern fighter jets, tanks, and STA missiles from Russia, at a time when Algeria is in desperate need of renovation of its infrastructure and an economic boost for its civilians. The fact that the army can spend billions ... > READ MORE

Australia Military Spending Rises 3 Percent Per Annum from Year 2000
Anzus and Defense. The Australia, New Zealand, United States (ANZUS) security treaty was concluded at San Francisco on September 1, 1951, and entered into force on April 29, 1952. The treaty bound the signatories to recognize that ... > READ MORE
Canada's Alarming Rise in Military Spending
Introduction : How much military spending is enough ? In this report, originally prepared as a submission to the Commons Standing Committee on Finance, the Polaris Institute joins the military spending debate by focusing on the alarming amount of public funds going to the military, and how those dollars are ... > READ MORE

China Increases Military Spending More Than 14 Percent in 2006
Beijing: China's military budget will increase 14.7 percent this year to 35 billion dollars, a senior official said, amid warnings that Taiwan's "secessionist forces" were moving towards independence. "According to the draft budget given to this year's congress ... > READ MORE

Germany : Das Bombengeschäft - Steigende Militärausgaben
25.10.2007 - Süddeutsche Zeitung Kriegsserie (3) : Globaler Rüstungsmarkt. Nach dem Ende des Ost-West-Konflikts und mageren Jahren für Rüstungskonzerne steigen die Militärausgaben wieder an. Auch deutsche Firmen mischen kräftig mit. Doch ... > READ MORE

India Raises Military Spending 7.2 Percent 2006-07
The government is raising military spending by 7.2 pct to 890 bln rupees in the budget for the year to March 2007 to fund ongoing modernization, the finance minister said. "Keeping in mind the modernization of our defence forces I propose to increase the allocation for defence from 830 billion rupees to ... > READ MORE

Israel and Egypt Receive Most US Military Aid
Transforming U.S. Foreign Aid. Author : Robert McMahon, Deputy Editor. March 17, 2006. Introduction. U.S. foreign assistance programs played an important part in government policy directly after World War II and through much of the Cold War. Foreign aid levels
plunged in the mid-1990s but are now surging, fed by... > READ MORE

US Military Aid to Israel
American aid to Israel promotes vital American security interests. Israel is a reliable, pro-American stabilizing force in an otherwise volatile, but critical region of the world. Israel stands shoulder to shoulder with the United States in countering the most dangerous threats the U.S. faces in the region, including ... > READ MORE

Japan Low Military Spending Underscores Dependence on US
The administration of Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi has played down Japanese public sentiment against the U.S. military presence, believing that most people approve of it in general but object when their own community is affected. However, strong ... > READ MORE
Russian Military Spending 2005-2006
The federal budget of the Russian Federation for 2005 became law on 23rd December 2004. It differed in many respects from federal budgets of recent years in so far as it was based on a new budget classification. It also took account of the major reorganisation of the Russian government undertaken since Mikhail Fradkov ... > READ MORE
Venezuela Wants Biggest Army in America
March 4, 2006. Around 500,000 Venezuelans will start a four-month military training programme today to turn them into members of the country's territorial guard. They are the first group of a total of 2m Venezuelan civilians who have so far signed up to become armed reservists. By the summer of 2007, Venezuela is .... > READ MORE

Military Spending in Developing Countries
Military Purchasing News for Defense: Putin Proposes 22% Increase for Official FY 2006 Russian Defense Budget. Russia plans another substantial increase in defense spending next year to pay for
across-the-board military upgrades, development of new weapons systems and improved social benefits for defense .... > READ MORE

Military Spending in OECDs
NATO allies cut military since 9/11. America's major NATO allies have cut military manpower and defense funds as a share of their economies since the September 11 attacks, in sharp contrast with the United States, which embarked on deficit spending to boost arms outlays to fight global terrorists. ... > READ MORE
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