Alternatieve financiering vanuit de Verenigde Staten?
Illustratie: Ministerie van Defensie Onze jarenlange oproep om de financiële markt bij de financiering van grote defensiesystemen te betrekken lijkt een vervolg te krijgen vanuit de Verenigde Staten . Het Center for American Progress stelt in een advies aan president-elect Joe Biden : Although member states agreed to increase defense spending at the Wales Summit, progress has been slow and sporadic, and a majority of NATO members were unlikely to hit the 2 percent pledge by 2024. This is even more unlikely now with the economic and budgetary fallout from COVID-19. Some NATO members may face severe budgetary shortfalls, making defense spending a potential target for budget cuts. To relieve this pressure, NATO members could use access to inexpensive financing to maintain their current defense spending levels. There is a clear need for NATO to have greater access to resources to address gaps in capabilities, finance important alliancewide initiatives, ensure that it can rely on...