{"id":112930,"date":"2024-02-14T21:13:48","date_gmt":"2024-02-14T21:13:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/all-news\/global-military-spending-reaches-record-levels-in-2023"},"modified":"2024-02-14T22:23:10","modified_gmt":"2024-02-14T22:23:10","slug":"global-military-spending-reaches-record-levels-in-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/all-news\/global-military-spending-reaches-record-levels-in-2023","title":{"rendered":"Global military spending reaches record levels in 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Kenya. <\/strong><\/span><b>Amid Israel\u2019s war on Gaza and the conflict in Ukraine, global defence spending increased by 9 per cent last year to a record $2.2 trillion last year, according to the latest assessment by a British military think tank.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>In its annual report, the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS), said the current situation in several regions of the world has created a highly volatile security environment and it expected budgets to increase further in 2024.<\/p>\n<p>The IISS also mentioned growing unease in the Arctic, North Korea\u2019s pursuit of nuclear weapons, concerns over China, and the rise of military regimes in the Sahel region of Africa.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe current military-security situation heralds what is likely to be a more dangerous decade, characterised by the brazen application by some of military power to pursue claims,\u201d said the report.<\/p>\n<p>It said this \u201cera of insecurity\u201d was resetting the global defence-industrial landscape, with the United States and Europe ramping up production of missiles and ammunition after decades of underinvestment.<\/p>\n<p>Overall, the United States remains the largest global military spender by far with a budget of $905.5bn in 2023, with China in second place on $219.5bn, and Russia at third.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\">Kenya<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Kenya. Amid Israel\u2019s war on Gaza and the conflict in Ukraine, global defence spending increased by 9 per cent last year to a record $2.2 trillion last year, according to the latest assessment by a British military think tank. 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