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Strategic Influence

Some US allies contribute, some loaf. Here’s a numerical assessment

George Boone and Thomas Wilkins
13 March 2025
8 min
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This article looks at Defence spending as a percentage of GDP, long term meeting of targets, purchase of US weapons, and support for US-led combat coalitions. Australia, Britain, and the Netherlands lead, Germany and Japan underperform.
READ: Some US allies contribute, some loaf.

References

  • The Strategist (Australian Strategic Policy Institute: ASPI): High factual reporting
  • COLLECTIONS/The Runway (airforce.gov.au)
  • RAAF RUNWAY: RATIONALE GUIDELINES LEARNING OUTCOMES ETC)
 

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