# Försvarsutgifterna ökar
Author: ElLobo

**China and Russia help global defence spending rise for first time in five years**

Soaring defence budgets in China and Russia mean global military spending is growing for the first time in five years, according to new forecasts.  

_Länk_: [China and Russia help global defence spending rise for first time in five years](http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/defence/10615466/China-and-Russia-help-global-defence-spending-rise-for-first-time-in-five-years.html)

  

  

**China To Increase Military Spending To $148 Billion As US Makes Cuts**  

As most of the world’s biggest militaries scale back their budgets, China is planning on increasing it. The world's second-biggest economy may already have the largest military in terms of manpower, but technologically it lags behind the U.S.  

_Länk_: [China To Increase Military Spending To $148 Billion As US Makes Cuts](http://www.ibtimes.com/china-increase-military-spending-148-billion-us-makes-cuts-1553186)

## Comment 1
Author: ElLobo

**IHS Jane’s: Mideast Military Spending Among the World’s Fastest Growing**

Middle Eastern countries led by Saudi Arabia and Oman have rapidly been increasing their defense budgets since 2011, one of the reasons global military spending will rise again this year, a new study shows.

_Länk_: [IHS Jane’s: Mideast Military Spending Among the World’s Fastest Growing](http://blogs.wsj.com/middleeast/2014/02/04/ihs-janes-mideast-military-spending-among-the-worlds-fastest-growing/)

## Comment 2
Author: [Borttaget]

Inte många länder som ökar sin försvarsbudget.

## Comment 3
Author: [Borttaget]

Indien, Kina, Ryssland är väl dom som ökar sina anslag.

## Comment 4
Author: ElLobo

**Military spending: Balance tipping towards China**

It is tempting to see statistics for overall defence spending as providing an image of sorts of the ranking of the major military players around the world.

_Länk_: [Military spending: Balance tipping towards China](http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-26054545)

  

  

**China's military rise forcing Asian defence splurge**  

China's growing military might is forcing its neighbours to ramp up their defence spending but it will be decades before it rivals the United States as a military superpower, the IISS think tank said on Wednesday.  

_Länk_: [China's military rise forcing Asian defence splurge](http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asiapacific/china-s-military-rise/982822.html)

## Comment 5
Author: [Borttaget]

Intressanta siffror Saudiarabien som 4:e största budgeten.

## Comment 6
Author: [Borttaget]

Ja det förvånar nog många att dom ligger så högt upp.

## Comment 7
Author: [Borttaget]

Ökad krisrisk när kina rustar.

[http://www.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/kolumnister/wolfganghansson/article18310447.ab](http://www.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/kolumnister/wolfganghansson/article18310447.ab)

## Comment 8
Author: Mr_Si

och Sverige lägger i princip ner försvaret :/