NATO runs on hard power, the UN on soft

The work of peacebuilding is not as headline-snaring as building up the military to fight wars. Governments are now spending $2.4-trillion annually on their militaries, but only $24-billion—that's one per cent—on humanitarian aid.

U.S. national security adviser Jake Sullivan, left, and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg at NATO headquarters Feb. 7, 2024. NATO wants more military spending to deal with escalating global threats to security, writes Douglas Roche.Photograph courtesy of Flickr

Opinion

BY DOUGLAS ROCHE

July 3, 2024

EDMONTON—The prospects for world peace would be a lot brighter if Western nations paid as much attention to the forthcoming UN Summit of the Future as they do the Washington NATO Summit which opens July 9. NATO wants more military spending to deal with escalating global th...

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