A push by more than 30 allied countries to arm themselves, precipitated in part by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, has raised concerns of disorganization and supply shortages.
Category: Defense and Military Forces
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Lynn Lynn’s Journey From Rocker to Dissecting Myanmar’s Coup in Film
Lynn Lynn was a musical idol when he volunteered in 2015 to protect the life of Myanmar’s new civilian leader. Forced to flee after 2021’s coup, he has reinvented himself as a film director.
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Music Videos Promote Niger’s Military After a Coup
Music videos praising the military have proliferated since generals seized power, highlighting the army’s longstanding importance in Niger and popular dissatisfaction with civilian rule.
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South African Inquiry Rebuts U.S. Charge on Russian Arms
A government investigation about a Russian ship contradicts U.S. accusations that South Africa provided arms to fight Ukraine, President Cyril Ramaphosa said. But a government report won’t be released, he added.
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Biden to Restrict Investments in China, Citing National Security Threats
The measure to clamp down on investments in certain industries deemed to pose security risks, set to be issued Wednesday, appears likely to open a new front in the U.S.-China economic conflict.
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Russia’s Wartime Spending Raises Fears of an Economic Bubble
The economic strength has helped to maintain popular support for Vladimir Putin’s war, but some have warned the state-led spending is threatening the country’s financial stability.
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Russia Strikes Danube Port, Escalating Attacks on Ukraine Grain Routes
The assault, across the river from Romania, heightened the risk of a more direct confrontation with a NATO member and came on the same day that drones struck buildings in Moscow.
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U.S. and China, by the Numbers
From movie theaters to military spending, here’s how one of the world’s most important economic relationships stacks up.
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German Government Slashes Spending, Except on the Military
The proposed package foresees spending about 6 percent less in 2024 from this year, in a return to financial austerity. But the severity of the cuts to social services drew sharp criticism.
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Putin Tries to Rewrite the Story of What Happened With Wagner Mutiny
President Vladimir V. Putin appeared only once during a mercenary boss’s daylong mutiny against the military. He was all over Russian TV on Tuesday, seeking to project an image of control.
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Chinese Firm Sent Large Shipments of Gunpowder to Russian Munitions Factory
The previously unreported shipments between a state-owned Chinese company and a Russian munitions factory last year raise new questions about Beijing’s role in Russia’s war against Ukraine.