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title: "Military Spending — News & Analysis | Model Diplomat"
description: "Browse 3 stories and expert analysis tagged Military Spending on Model Diplomat — diplomacy, politics, and global-affairs coverage for Model UN."
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## 3 Stories

[international](https://modeldiplomat.com/story/europes-defense-gap-and-us-leverage)

### [Europe's Defense Gap and U.S. Leverage](https://modeldiplomat.com/story/europes-defense-gap-and-us-leverage)

[Europe's defense strategy still leans heavily on US support, giving Washington leverage over NATO as tensions expose gaps in transatlantic military spending.](https://modeldiplomat.com/story/europes-defense-gap-and-us-leverage)

[2026-05-27](https://modeldiplomat.com/story/europes-defense-gap-and-us-leverage)

[conflict](https://modeldiplomat.com/story/frances-36bn-military-spending-boost-faces-legislative-hurdles)

### [France's €36bn Military Spending Boost](https://modeldiplomat.com/story/frances-36bn-military-spending-boost-faces-legislative-hurdles)

[France's planned €36bn military spending boost faces stiff legislative hurdles, testing Macron's defense ambitions against a divided and budget-wary parliament.](https://modeldiplomat.com/story/frances-36bn-military-spending-boost-faces-legislative-hurdles)

[2026-05-08](https://modeldiplomat.com/story/frances-36bn-military-spending-boost-faces-legislative-hurdles)

[general](https://modeldiplomat.com/story/trump-uses-troops-and-tariffs-to-pressure-european-allies)

### [Trump Leverages Troops and Tariffs on Europe](https://modeldiplomat.com/story/trump-uses-troops-and-tariffs-to-pressure-european-allies)

[Trump is wielding US troops and tariffs to coerce European allies, a pressure campaign that is accelerating the continent's push toward strategic autonomy.](https://modeldiplomat.com/story/trump-uses-troops-and-tariffs-to-pressure-european-allies)

[2026-05-01](https://modeldiplomat.com/story/trump-uses-troops-and-tariffs-to-pressure-european-allies)