Author (Person) | Kearns, Ian, Raynova, Denitsa |
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Publisher | European Leadership Network |
Series Title | Policy Brief |
Series Details | February 2015 |
Publication Date | 26/02/2015 |
Content Type | Report |
Despite concerns over Russian aggression in Ukraine and political commitments made at the NATO Wales Summit in September 2014, a new study by the European Leadership Network assesses the 2015 defence expenditure plans of a diverse group of 14 NATO countries and finds that many are failing to live up to the commitments made. The ELN analysis, which excludes the United States, shows that: + Only one country covered (Estonia), will spend 2% of GDP on defence in 2015. The report concludes that far from being a game-changer, the budget decisions being taken amount to something that more closely resembles business as usual, especially when one considers that the countries cutting or flat-lining are the larger spenders while those increasing spending are mostly small. The report further concludes: + The rhetoric coming out of the Wales Summit has had little effect on the big European defence spenders (the UK, France and Germany); |
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Source Link | Link to Main Source http://www.europeanleadershipnetwork.org/the-wales-pledge-revisited-a-preliminary-analysis-of-2015-budget-decisions-in-nato-member-states_2472.html |
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Subject Categories | Security and Defence |
Countries / Regions | Europe |