A Forecast International blog about the arms trade, geopolitics, defense and security, and military spending.
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
Jarred awake from its 30-year slumber by events in Ukraine, Germany’s Chancellor Olaf Scholz announced in a special session of the Bundestag on February 27 that a massive shift in …
Confronting Reality, Germany Pledges a Stronger Military Read More
“I believe that the European Union more accurately reflects what the world will look like at the end of history than the contemporary United States. The EU’s attempt to transcend …
The End of the End of History: War Comes to Europe Read More
As the adage goes, sooner or later everything old becomes new again. This certainly applies to the situation in Ukraine, where European countries bordering Russia are watching a military buildup …
Ukraine Tensions and the Idea of European Strategic Autonomy Read More
With the security environment along Europe’s eastern borders with Russia worsening, the Estonian government is planning to invest more in the country’s defense capability by adding an additional EUR380 million …
As Tensions over Ukraine Rise, Estonian Government Pledges More Money for Defense Read More
by J. Kasper Oestergaard, European Correspondent, Forecast International. In a speech on October 2, European Council President Charles Michel declared that “2022 will be the year of European defense,” indicating that …
European Council President Calls for Greater Strategic Autonomy; Declares 2022 “Year of European Defense” Read More
The German Defense Ministry has opted to scrap its current competition for a heavy transport helicopter intended to serve as a replacement for the Bundeswehr’s aging fleet of 1970s-legacy VFW-Sikorsky …
Citing Cost, Germany Abandons Its Heavy-Lift Helicopter Competition Read More