A Forecast International blog about the arms trade, geopolitics, defense and security, and military spending.
Emergence of the novel coronavirus COVID-19 has upended the global economic outlook for the upcoming year. Governments around the world have been forced to reassess their budgets and enact new …
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The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic that has swept the globe has come down particularly hard in Spain. The number of confirmed infections continues to grow day by day, placing the …
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The German government has extended its arms embargo on Saudi Arabia. German media outlet DW reported on Monday that the German government had approved an extension of the arms embargo …
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For this Forecast Roundtable, host Matthew Beres sits down with Derek Bisaccio, Eurasia, Middle East and Africa Analyst, to discuss the effect of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on the military …
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Brunei has announced its budget for the upcoming 2020-2021 fiscal year, with defense receiving an allocation of BND606 million ($430 million). This represents a 2.7 percent nominal increase over the …
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Incumbent Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has defeated rival Benjamin Gantz in this week’s election. As results began being released from Monday’s elections, Prime Minister Netanyahu’s Likud Party appeared on …
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At the first NATO Defense Ministers meeting of 2020, Britain’s defense secretary, Ben Wallace, used the occasion to reassure NATO’s European members that the United Kingdom remains a key element …
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In a dramatic escalation of the emerging showdown between El Salvador’s new populist presidential administration and the opposition-dominated legislature, President Nayib Bukele deployed armed police and security personnel into a …
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The Forecast Roundtable kicks off the start of a new year by sitting down each analyst from its International Military Markets group with host Mathew Beres to discuss the trends …
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