A Forecast International blog about the arms trade, geopolitics, defense and security, and military spending.
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
Alarmed by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, normally EU-skeptic Denmark has voted to scrap the country’s opt-out on the bloc’s common defense policy. The referendum, conducted on June 1, resulted in …
A Little Less Euro-Skepticism, a Little More Unity: Denmark Votes to Overturn EU Defense Opt-Out Read More
Sweden’s last war was tangentially a Napoleonic one, and a Swedish soldier was last killed in action in Afghanistan. And yet, Sweden has one of the most well-equipped militaries for …
A History of Neutrality Potentially Broken? Sweden’s Move Toward NATO Read More
Finland’s top leaders, President Sauli Niinisto and Prime Minister Sanna Marin, announced on May 12 that they favor their country applying for NATO membership. The joint statement said, “As a …
Finnish Leaders Seek to Fast-Track NATO Accession Read More
Pentagon officials are pushing Congress to tweak the annual defense policy bill on the current legislative docket in order to open up a path for cooperation on collaborative defense programs …
We Want In: Pentagon Seeks Congressional Approval for Widening U.S.-EU Defense Cooperation Read More
As the conflict in Ukraine continues to drag on and the Ukrainian Air Force suffers attrition and wear-and-tear to its combat aircraft component, help is pouring in from NATO member …
International Support Bolsters Ukrainian Air Force Fighter Capability Read More
Canada can be added to the growing list of countries that have pledged to increase defense spending in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Ottawa released a 2022 budget …
Canada Outlines Plan to Increase Defense Spending and Conduct a New Defense Policy Review Read More Finland’s five-party government has announced an agreement to supplement its defense budgetary outlays with an additional EUR2 billion ($2.19 billion) allocation. The agreement comes amidst a backdrop of Russia’s invasion …
Alarmed by Events in Ukraine, Finland Agrees to Defense Spending Top-Up Read More
Canada has selected the F-35 to replace its fleet of aging CF-18 Hornet fighters. On March 28, Public Services and Procurement Canada announced the government was entering contract negotiations with …
Canada Selects F-35 to Replace CF-18 Fleet…Again Read More
The launch of Russia’s military invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022, represents a test for Europe. Will the comfortable, economically developed countries that formed the backbone of the European …
The Great European Defense Reset Now Begins Read More