L atest on top (updated regularly): ( https://twitter.com/martinbroek ) (Between July 14 and August 19 no tweets were created by me.)
*** When it comes to contributing to the European Defence Fund #EDF, #Spain “punches above its weight,” according to a new Spanish report (https://www.realinstitutoelcano.org/en/analyses/investing-and-innovating-spain-and-the-european-defence-fund/), even outspending Germany, despite Berlin having a military budget more than 3x that of Madrid. https://breakingdefense.com/2023/08/spain-punches-above-its-weight-in-european-defense-fund-investments-report/
*** The “One China policy” has kept the peace in the Taiwan strait. The understanding has been strained in recently by statements and actions on both sides. But renewing it in one form or another will do more to prevent war than all the drones in the world. https://www.forbes.com/sites/williamhartung/2023/08/29/can-building-swarms-of-drones-head-off-war-with-china/?sh=2e75e5d6338b