Defence spending and military modernisation : should it be recession-proof?

• Main Authors: Bitzinger, Richard A., Kuah, Adrian W. J, Loo, Bernard Fook Weng
• Other Authors: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
• Format: Commentary
• Language: English
• Published: 2009
• Subjects: DRNTU::Social sciences::Military and naval science
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/91982; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/6091
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Given the current global economic crisis, there is growing debate over whether defence budgets should be recession-proof. National security is a first-order priority for any country. Yet, militaries should never be given a blank check when it comes to spending. The decision to shield dfence budge...