Thom Aster1d ago

On the same day Britain lost its Defence Secretary over defence funding, Trump signed $70bn for ICE. One nation refuses to spend. One nation spends lavishly. Two choices that will define their futures.

https://thomaster.substack.com/p/the-atlantic-divide-when-one-nation

#Immigration #USA #UK #Policies #DefenceSpending

Political Cartoon Gallery1d ago
Matt @matt on #DefenceSpending @Telegraph – political cartoon gallery in London original-political-cartoon.com
GaiaCrisisPhil3d ago

38degrees petition to UK Government
Opposing proposed cuts to public services to boost defence spending

https://38d.gs/defence-spending-df

#petition #38degrees #defenceSpending #publicServices #UKGovernment

Don’t gut our public services to increase defence spending

Starmer wants to gut the NHS and education budget to increase defence spending. It's outrageous and we need to show him just how unpopular this would be. Sign the petition to save our services!

Mathrubhumi English5d ago
Israel’s permanent war economy: Who pays the cost of ‘Super-Sparta’? https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/india/israel-economic-impact-war-costs-2026-yoh6nhlq?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #Israel #BenjaminNetanyahu #MiddleEast #Economy #DefenceSpending
Urban Wronski Writes6d ago

One Careful Owner

The new submarine was the exciting one. It has since been streamlined. Into an older one. A Clarke & Dawe sketch for the AUKUS era, and the unforgiving arithmetic of what three used boats actually cost.

https://urbanwronski.com/2026/06/06/one-careful-owner/

Political Cartoon GalleryJun 4
Morten Morland @MortenMorland on #DefenceSpending #MOD @TheTimes – political cartoon gallery in London original-political-cartoon.com
Analyst207May 28

Australia's Defence Budget Exposes Funding Gap

Australia's defence budget reveals a surprising truth: behind the hefty daily spend of A$181.9 million lies a funding gap, where increased workforce spending comes at the cost of reduced readiness and delayed capability upgrades.

https://osintsights.com/australias-defence-budget-exposes-funding-gap?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

#NationalSecurity #DefenceSpending #Australia #BudgetAllocation #Geopolitics

Australia's Defence Budget Exposes Funding Gap

Discover Australia's defence budget funding gap and learn how the government's spending priorities impact national security - read the full analysis now.

OSINTSights
CBC OttawaMay 20
Canada taps Gen. Jennie Carignan for NATO's top military chair
The Liberal government has nominated Canada's top military commander, Gen. Jennie Carignan, to be the next chair of NATO's military committee — the alliance’s senior military advisory post. The move comes as NATO wrestles with political friction, war in Ukraine and growing pressure over allied defence spending and cohesion.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/nato-military-chief-carignan-9.7205492?cmp=rss
CBC PoliticsMay 20
Canada taps Gen. Jennie Carignan for NATO's top military chair
The Liberal government has nominated Canada's top military commander, Gen. Jennie Carignan, to be the next chair of NATO's military committee — the alliance’s senior military advisory post. The move comes as NATO wrestles with political friction, war in Ukraine and growing pressure over allied defence spending and cohesion.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/nato-military-chief-carignan-9.7205492?cmp=rss
CBC EdmontonMay 18
Pentagon walks away from Canada-U.S. defence board
The Trump administration is walking away from a long-running body that works on Canada-U.S. defence initiatives, claiming Canada has failed to meet its commitments on defence spending.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/trump-canada-us-joint-defence-board-9.7203211?cmp=rss