Sipri warns that more military spending does not guarantee greater security
Global military spending reached $2.9 trillion last year, a record figure, according to Sipri. Its director, Karim Haggag, warned at a meeting in Barcelona organized by Cidob that this rearmament does not translate into greater security. In Europe, spending rose 14% compared with 2024, and the 22 European NATO members spent $559 billion in total, versus Russia's $190 billion. Haggag argues that security also depends on conflict resolution and on multilateral institutions that, he said, are being eroded.
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- Global military spending reached $2.9 trillion last year, a record according to Sipri
- European military spending grew 14% versus 2024; the 22 European NATO members spent $559 billion
- Russia spent $190 billion, far below European NATO, without that guaranteeing calm in the region, according to Haggag
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