Europe's €800bn militarisation - 'peace through strength' or path to war?
Even before the publication of the defence white paper, EU member states’ military spending for 2024 was €343bn, 2.7 times that of Russia, its stated main adversary, which spent €126.9bn. Meanwhile Britain, spent €69.6bn in 2024 and combined Nato spending was at €1,281bn — more than ten times that of Russia.