Spending more on defence without damaging social spending - time for a coalition of the borrowing?

Begg, Iain ORCID: 0009-0004-1518-0187 (2025) Spending more on defence without damaging social spending - time for a coalition of the borrowing? LSE European Politics and Policy (EUROPP) blog (01 Sep 2025). Blog Entry.

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Abstract

NATO’s commitment to sharply increase spending on defence and security presents a daunting fiscal challenge for many European governments. Iain Begg asks whether a “coalition of the borrowing” that enables countries to raise debt collectively could provide the solution.

Item Type:	Online resource (Blog Entry)
Official URL:	https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/
Additional Information:	© 2025 The Author(s)
Divisions:	European Institute
Subjects:	J Political Science > JZ International relations J Political Science > JN Political institutions (Europe)
Date Deposited:	06 Nov 2025 16:45
Last Modified:	06 Nov 2025 16:45
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/129742

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