Economic policy and defence spending
By Andreas Charalambous and Omiros Pissarides For most countries defence spending constitutes a percentage of their GDP which is not negligible. As a case...
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France commits to boosting defence spending
France plans to increase defence spending by more than a third between 2017 and 2025 with the aim of meeting a Nato target of spending 2...
Pesco deal could stress island’s economy
The Permanent Structured Cooperation (Pesco) defence framework to which 23 European Union member states, including Cyprus, committed to on Monday could spell trouble for the...
US, N. Korea clash at UN forum over nuclear weapons (Update)
North Korea and the United States clashed at a UN forum on Tuesday over their military intentions towards one another, with Pyongyang’s envoy declaring it...
Time to investigate past shady arms deals
THE DODGY dealings surrounding the purchase of the Agusta helicopters brings to mind the hysterical arms spending sprees from 1977 to 2003 which appear to...
Our View: Keeping the defence myth alive
MANY Greek Cypriots may have felt national pride watching the National Guard’s tanks, armoured vehicles, missile launchers and troops in Thursday’s annual military parade to...
Defence spending down almost 8 per cent since 2010
Cyprus’ defence budget decreased by almost 8 per cent between 2010 and 2015, according to the annual report on military forces in Cyprus, issued by...
Silence over military spending
By Alper Ali Reza Today’s referendum passes on to the Greek people the ultimate responsibility of deciding whether to accept or reject its bailout deal...
Japan proposes record $42 bln military budget to counter China’s rise
By Tim Kelly and Nobuhiro Kubo Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s government approved a record $42 billion military budget on Wednesday, with outlays rising for...
DIKO behaving like teenagers with Easter firecrackers
By Timothy Spyrou I DON’T like watching sequels to bad films, especially when the endings are even worse. However, I fear that as a nation,...
Planned defence purchases a worrying sign
By Loucas Charalambous I HAVE a feeling that President Anastasiades is attempting the un-achievable – proving a worse leader than Christofias. This fear grows by...