Denmark announced last week that it will spend billions of dollars more in defense for Greenland after recent pressure from U.S. President Donald Trump who inquired about taking over the landmass and criticized Copenhagen for failing to sufficiently defend the territory.
Poland has ramped up its military spending over what it sees as Russia’s uncontained aggression in the region and sees itself as the possible front in a wider war with Moscow.
The decision made by Berlin to go with Christian Freuding as the country’s new Inspector of the Army is the latest sign that Germany is preparing for a direct war with Russia, according to WSWS.
Taipei is looking to upgrade its missile defense systems as part of its new military spending as it considers the threat of a Chinese invasion.
Violent clashes were reported along the Afghanistan-Pakistan 1,600-mile-long border on Saturday, resulting in the deaths of at least 23 Pakistani troops along with nine Afghan soldiers, raising fear in the region that there could be a wider clash between the countries.
Argentines are quickly losing faith in President Javier Milei’s reform effort and, despite campaign promises two years ago, find themselves with no clear answer to right the economy.
As economies go down, military spending goes up.
NATO countries are clamoring for an escalation after accusing Russia of carrying out hybrid warfare over their territories with drones.
Colombian President Gustavo Petro said in an X post Wednesday that there is a “war scenario” playing out in the Caribbean as the Trump administration continues its attacks on alleged drug boats in the region—accusing the White House of undertaking a “war for oil.”
While the Western media and their government masters celebrate the return of 20 live Israeli hostages who had been held inside Gaza since the 7 October 2023 Hamas raid, there has been hardly a mention of the approximately 2,000 Palestinian “prisoners” being released as part of the deal.