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Poland's Record Defense Budget Financed by Debt Economy

Poland's Record Defense Budget Financed by Debt

In 2026, Poland is allocating nearly 5% of its GDP to defense – over 200 billion zlotys, with almost 40% coming from debt issued by the Armed Forces S...

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Czech Parliament Approves Budget: Defense Spending Falls Short of 2% of GDP Despite NATO Pressure Economy

Czech Parliament Approves Budget: Defense Spending Falls Short of 2% of GDP Despite NATO Pressure

The Czech Parliament has approved the 2026 state budget with a deficit of 310 billion crowns. Defense spending remains at just 1.73% of GDP, despite p...

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Poland Imposes 90-Day Flight Ban Near Belarus Border Economy

Poland Imposes 90-Day Flight Ban Near Belarus Border

The Polish Air Navigation Services Agency (PAŻP) is introducing the EP R130 restricted zone in four eastern provinces from March 10 to June 9, 2026. T...

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Record Defense Budget: Germany to Spend €108 Billion Economy

Record Defense Budget: Germany to Spend €108 Billion

Chancellor Friedrich Merz has circumvented the debt brake for defense spending, paving the way for a historic Bundeswehr budget of €108.2 billion in 2...

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France 2026: Defense Budget Sees Historic Increase Economy

France 2026: Defense Budget Sees Historic Increase

The French Parliament definitively adopted the 2026 budget on February 2nd, after rejecting motions of no confidence from LFI and RN. The military bud...

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Poland Leads NATO: Nearly 5% of GDP on Defense in 2026 Economy

Poland Leads NATO: Nearly 5% of GDP on Defense in 2026

Poland has become NATO's largest defense investor in terms of GDP share. The military budget for 2026 is projected to exceed 200 billion zlotys, repre...

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Spain Defies Trump and Merz in NATO Standoff Economy

Spain Defies Trump and Merz in NATO Standoff

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz joined Donald Trump in Washington to pressure Spain to increase its defense spending in NATO, while Madrid refuses to...

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Merz Deepens Defense Alliance with Israel Economy

Merz Deepens Defense Alliance with Israel

Germany is reportedly planning a multi-billion euro deal for advanced rocket launchers with Israeli partners, according to Bloomberg. Simultaneously,...

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Trump Threatens Spain After It Denies Use of Bases for Iran Attack Economy

Trump Threatens Spain After It Denies Use of Bases for Iran Attack

Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez's refusal to allow the use of the Rota and Morón bases for U.S. attacks against Iran has triggered an unprecedented diplo...

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How Nuclear Deterrence Works and Why Nations Rely on It Economy

How Nuclear Deterrence Works and Why Nations Rely on It

Nuclear deterrence is one of the most consequential — and counterintuitive — ideas in modern history: the threat of total destruction as the best guar...

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Trump Threatens Spain With Trade War Over Iran Base Refusal Economy

Trump Threatens Spain With Trade War Over Iran Base Refusal

President Trump threatened to sever all US trade with Spain after Madrid blocked American forces from using joint military bases for strikes on Iran,...

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Poland in Talks with France on Nuclear Deterrence Science

Poland in Talks with France on Nuclear Deterrence

Prime Minister Donald Tusk has confirmed that Poland has joined talks with France on advanced nuclear deterrence. Eight European countries are partici...

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