Military Spending

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Enablers:

• Increase in defense spending by the US on the war in Iraq and Afghanistan.
• Ambitions for global or regional power status
• Regional tensions or other national security concerns
• Armed conflict
• Policies to contribute to multilateral peacekeeping operations
• Internal political factors
• Exaggerated belief that political goals can be achieved by military means
• Global war on terror
• Availability of economic resources (especially for emerging economies like India and China)

Inhibitors:

• European Union: The EU has had an almost flat trend in military spending over the past 10-year period.
• Major reduction in inter-state conflict
• Deals between the countries to limit the military spending

Paradigms:

There is a large gap between what countries are prepared to allocate for military means to provide security and maintain their global and regional power status, on the one hand, and to alleviate poverty and promote economic development, on the other. Even at a time when a deep economic recession is causing much turbulence in the civilian world … defense giants are enjoying a reliable and growing revenue stream from countries eager to increase their military might. In fact many countries have not cut military spending despite the crisis.

Experts:

Jan Oberg <br\> US Department of Justice <br\> United Nations

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Web Resources:

http://www.bt.com.bn/en/analysis/2009/09/13/military-spending-rises-undermines-peace <br\> http://www.globalissues.org/article/75/world-military-spending<br\> http://eh.net/encyclopedia/article/eloranta.military