British think tank “Russia-Ukraine standoff may continue”. Report also points out that the global security environment is worsening due to fighting between Israel and the Islamic organization Hamas.
Global defense spending last year increased by 9% from the previous year to a record high of $2.2 trillion, or approximately 328 trillion yen in Japanese yen. By country, the United States had the largest share at 905.5 billion dollars, followed by China at 219.5billion dollars, Russia at 108.5bn dollars, and Japan with the 9th highest amount at 49 billion dollars.