Rabu , 02 Apr 2014, 03:36 WIB

A glance at military spending around the world

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, The ease with which Russia annexed the Crimea Peninsula from Ukraine has shone a spotlight on the relative military strengths and weaknesses of Moscow and Kiev, with Russia's...

Kamis , 06 Mar 2014, 17:51 WIB

China 'will not stop increasing' military spending: Media

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, BEIJING -- Chinese state-run media backed the country's military spending Thursday, after the government announced a 12.2 percent increase in its defence budget for 2014.The plans should not be regarded as evidence of a mounting "China threat", newspapers said, arguing that Beijing's steady raises in the defence budget were rooted in a desire for peace rather than conflict.Beijing...