Europe
EU presses partners as Ukraine faces a €70bn funding gap in 2027
Non-EU pledges for next year have fallen to €4bn from €19bn, forcing Brussels to weigh joint debt and a larger European burden.
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Europe
Asia
Japan and US put munitions production at the centre of regional deterrence
Shinjiro Koizumi and Pete Hegseth linked industrial capacity to denial-based defence while Tokyo prepares to update its security strategy.
Africa
North Africa outlook points to converging political, economic and security strains
Protests in Tunisia, division in Libya, fiscal pressure in Egypt and a Sahel emergency are interacting with sharper competition among outside powers.
Latin America
Security-first politics pushes economic development down Latin America's agenda
Crime dominates voter concerns as new governments inherit large deficits, high debt and slow growth that restrict their room for security spending.
Europe
Fuel-price anger feeds unrest and far-right gains across Europe
France is the sharpest flashpoint in a continental cost-of-living backlash as war-driven energy shocks reshape campaigns before major elections.
Europe
French school protests spread as clashes close about 400 high schools
High-school students demanding better classrooms, staffing and funding clashed with police across France, while the government combined mass arrests, closures and promises of dialogue amid escalating violence.
Russia
Russia's wealthiest provide over 1% of state spending through wartime donations
Budget documents show 471 billion roubles in so-called voluntary contributions after a March meeting with Vladimir Putin, helping limit a deficit swollen by wartime costs.
United States
Trump moves to withhold more than $800 million already approved by Congress
The White House invoked a rarely used pocket-rescission procedure to block spending on immigration, minority business development, education and overseas conservation, drawing a legal objection from a senior Republican senator.
Brazil
Brazilian justice unseals probe into alleged criminal funding of Bolsonaro biopic
Justice Flávio Dino made the investigation public after police searched material linked to a Bolsonaro biopic, while lawmaker Mário Frias denied directing public funds to the production.
United States
Trump signals review of the US position on Falkland-Malvinas sovereignty
The president said every position remains under review as Washington increases pressure on Britain over defense spending, though the United States has not announced a formal policy change.
Asia
Japan centers new defense budget on drones, artificial intelligence and missiles
The ¥8.9 trillion request for the fiscal year beginning in April 2027 combines uncrewed weapons, longer-range strike systems, AI-enabled command and stronger state support for arms production.
Latin America
Drug violence drives Costa Rica into a confrontation over democratic checks
A 50% rise in homicides since 2020 has turned crime policy into a struggle between President Laura Fernández and an independent judiciary.