Europe’s NATO defense ministers agreed to increase military spending to 5% of GDP. Secretary General Rutte told Chatham House that “even when the war in Ukraine ends, the threat will not go away” and called on “Washington’s European allies” to increase their air and missile defense budgets by 400%. The European Commission has recently announced … Continue reading Militarization in Europe: Saving the political elite, theft from the public purse and US’s arms monopolies