The Absurdity of Rearmament

The US is no longer supporting Ukraine. And, in response, the UK and Europe are rearming. The Germans are taking off their hallowed debt brake to allow it. The French want a European Army. And Keir Starmer is talking tough about the capabilities of the British Armed Forces.

In a world still dominated by the American military, what does it all matter?

And what could we do instead?

Khem Rogaly has the answer. He’s a Senior Research Fellow at Common Wealth and he’s proposed a ‘Lucas Plan for the 21st Century’ that would put the fight against climate change, and not war, at the centre of European economic growth.