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European rearmament is a how-to-spend-it problem

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🗓️ 19 February 2026

⏱️ 20 minutes

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A summit in Munich offered a window into the continent’s anxieties over defence as transatlantic ties fray, battlefield tactics shift, and budgets ramp up. In this Viewsroom podcast, Breakingviews columnists debate whether an 800 bln euro spending spree is up to the challenge. Visit the Thomson Reuters Privacy Statement for information on our privacy and data protection practices. You may also visit megaphone.fm/adchoices to opt-out of targeted advertising. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:23.9

Every February, the Munich Security Conference becomes the hot ticket for policymakers,

0:30.5

bankers and politicians.

0:32.6

This year, attendees, which also included the usual pack of defense geeks and drone enthusiasts,

0:38.3

discussed how Europe will fund its rearmament.

0:42.3

You might all remember last year, US Vice President J.D. Vance signaled that Europe was really going to go it alone when it comes to funding its own defense.

0:52.3

So there is the war in Ukraine.

0:55.4

There is Trump's threats to invade Greenland.

0:59.9

Plenty to talk about and plenty to think about

1:03.1

how they're going to spend 800 billion euros

1:05.7

worth of defense funds wisely.

1:08.1

So all of this is in this week's viewsroom. It's Amy. And it's Jonathan, and this is

1:15.3

the views room, your weekly podcast that dives into the naughtiest issues in business, corporate

1:19.3

finance and economics. And Amy, it's interesting because I feel like so many of our

1:24.8

podcasts recently end up revolving around what is the transatlantic

1:28.8

relationship, how does the US administration view its ostensible European allies, and what are

1:34.9

the strain points and stresses there? And this is a big one, right? I mean, Donald Trump has

1:40.2

defined his entire term by overturning what was previously as somewhat cozy relationship

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