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A Big Ask: Trump Wants to Spend More on Military

January 8, 2026

The US might soon see a huge boost in military spending. President Trump wants to increase the defence budget to $1. 5 trillion by 2027. This is a big jump from the current $901 billion. He believes this will help build a stronger military. Trump says the extra money will come from tariffs. These ar

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Spain's Defense Spending: A Strategic Shift

June 23, 2025

Spain has secured an agreement with NATO, allowing it to avoid the 5% of GDP defense spending target. This news emerged just before the upcoming NATO summit. Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez announced this development. He emphasized that Spain's role and influence within NATO would remain strong, even w

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Mandate to Evaluate Defense Budget

February 8, 2025

Trump has handed over the task of closely inspecting the Pentagon’s expenses to the billionaire Elon Musk and his team, known as DOGE. President chose to set up DOGE via executive order, on the day of his being sworn in. DOGE is in charge of finding new techniques to make the government more effec