Tag: military spending

US Defence Secretary, Pete Hegseth has defended Pentagon’s budget request, saying that the “admittedly a historic budget” the Pentagon is requesting from Congress is “a fiscally responsible budget, and it ...

United States President, Donald Trump has asked for a nearly 40 percent increase in military spending over last year in his annual budget request, which totals $1.5 trillion. The $1.5 ...

In an era defined by climate crises, economic uncertainty and wars, the world has made a choice to spend more on weapons than ever before. According to a new report ...

Global violence took a staggering toll last year, costing the world nearly $20 trillion. Yet, as the human and economic costs of conflict soar, investment in peace and conflict prevention ...