Can Europe’s New Military Spending Help Its Economies?

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Can Europe’s New Military Spending Help Its Economies?
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If even Germany is embracing higher spending, why on earth can’t Labour? | William Keegan
Russia has pushed Europe into a quasi-Keynesian approach to the defence budget. Only Britain insists on cutting help to the sick to pay for security. As the president of the US provokes trade and ...The Guardian - 3d -
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Ukraine agrees to 30-day ceasefire as US prepares to lift military aid restrictions
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