Their swift and quiet moves to protect their own pieces of the federal spending pie without critiquing Mr. Trump are an early indication of the political realities that could pose obstacles to the ...

The rate of growth for Russia’s military spending outpaced all other European countries combined in 2024 as its invasion of Ukraine has persisted for nearly three years, according to an analysis ...

But where does this money go, and which presidents are responsible for the largest increases to our military budget? The U.S. military budget reached a peak (as a percent of GDP) during World War ...

Adjusted for inflation, last year’s military spending marked a nearly 50 percent increase since the turn of the 21st Century. Despite this astounding growth, last May, Sen. Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), ...

The spending figures included in the think tank’s newly published Military Balance report also show that in real-terms, Russia’s military expenditure increased by over 40 percent in 2024.

Donald Trump has said he wants to raise the amount spent on the U.S. military, even as “First Buddy” Elon Musk continues his crusade to slash federal spending by trillions of dollars.

William Playfair, the father of data visualisation, changed the way we understand information. His bar graphs, pie charts, and line graphs remain essential tools today, yet his name is barely known.

Kenichi Okubo, president of the Japan Association of Lawyers Against Nuclear Arms, said Japan's stance of increasing the military budget and purchasing more US weapons is "extremely dangerous".

Ellie Cook is a Newsweek security and defense reporter based in London, U.K. Her work focuses largely on the Russia-Ukraine war, the U.S. military, weapons systems and emerging technology.

US President Donald Trump has announced plans for major cuts to the US Department of Defense budget, aiming to slash billions in military spending as part of his broader cost-cutting agenda.

European governments have increased military spending to the highest levels since the Cold War. Officials also point to their record on sending aid to Ukraine as it fights off Russian advances.