Over the weekend I wrote about why the US NATO U-turn and the likely increases in European defense spending were bad news for aid and other international financing.
I did not expect to be proven right so quickly...
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/feb/25/starmer-planning-big-cuts-to-aid-budget-to-boost-defence-spending-say-sources
I did not expect to be proven right so quickly...
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/feb/25/starmer-planning-big-cuts-to-aid-budget-to-boost-defence-spending-say-sources
Comments
The UK proposal for defense spending to be 10x aid is excessive. And if you turn your back on Global South partners, don't expect them to come through for your priorities like Ukraine
Short-sighted in a world where the Global South is playing a growing role + biggest challenges are global.
My Substack:
https://timhirschelburns.substack.com/p/what-ukraine-and-nato-mean-for-the