A Forecast International blog about the arms trade, geopolitics, defense and security, and military spending.
The U.S. has halted military aid to Ukraine, the White House announced on Monday evening, following Friday’s fiery Oval Office meeting between President Donald Trump and his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr …
U.S. Halts Military Aid to Ukraine After Oval Office Spat Read More
The U.S. Senate released a proposed $118 billion national security supplemental spending bill, stemming from the administration’s request last fall for new funding to support Ukraine, Israel, Taiwan, and U.S. …
U.S. Military Aid Bill Faces Hurdles in Congress Read More
Consider a country on Europe’s easternmost fringes that once shared a larger border with the former Soviet Union. This country emerged from the dissolution of the USSR an independent state, …
A Tale of Two Former Soviet Republics (Or: How Much is Ukraine Getting in Trans-Atlantic Military Aid?) Read More
The United States could cut military assistance to Iraq if it moves to oust American troops. The Wall Street Journal reported on January 14 that the Trump administration may move …
U.S. Could Cut Iraqi Military Assistance Read More
by Nicole Auger, Forecast International. United States President Barack Obama has released military aid to Egypt that was suspended after the 2013 overthrow of the nation’s first democratically elected president …
U.S. Lifts Block on Military Aid to Egypt Read More