"The challenge of setting defence spending levels"

Ernie Regehr, O.C., Senior Fellow in Arctic Security

Commentary by Ernie Regehr, O.C.
Senior Fellow, The Simons Foundation
Published by OpenCanada.org
February 24, 2016

"The challenge of setting defence spending levels"

Unlike development dollars, defence spending should not be based on national GDP, nor should it be the sole measurement of a country’s contribution to fostering global peace and security, argues Ernie Regehr.  

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Ernie Regehr, O.C. is Senior Fellow in Arctic Security at The Simons Foundation, and Research Fellow at the Centre for Peace Advancement, Conrad Grebel University College, University of Waterloo.