{"id":268942,"date":"2026-06-10T12:14:22","date_gmt":"2026-06-10T09:14:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/demo.kupitiblog.ru\/545\/bad-idea-in-long-line-of-bad-ideas-expert-torches-militarization-gamble-of-eu\/"},"modified":"2026-06-10T12:14:22","modified_gmt":"2026-06-10T09:14:22","slug":"bad-idea-in-long-line-of-bad-ideas-expert-torches-militarization-gamble-of-eu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/demo.kupitiblog.ru\/545\/bad-idea-in-long-line-of-bad-ideas-expert-torches-militarization-gamble-of-eu\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Bad Idea in Long Line of Bad Ideas\u2019: Expert Torches Militarization Gamble of EU"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/span><span class=\"photoview__desc-text\">US soldiers at the exercise area in Grafenwoehr, Germany<\/span><img src=\"https:\/\/demo.kupitiblog.ru\/545\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/6b5b89839a5517d130657554064ac12b.jpg\"  \/><span class=\"article__news-services--label\"><\/span><\/p>\n<ul class=\"article__news-services--list\">\n<li class=\"article__news-services--item social-service\" title=\"Telegram\" data-name=\"telegram\"><\/li>\n<li class=\"article__news-services--item social-service\" title=\"X\" data-name=\"twitter\"><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The EU&#8217;s focus on rearmament while neglecting civilian industries is a major strategic error \u2013 especially as Russia and Ukraine attempt to reach a ceasefire, Professor Joe Siracusa, a political scientist and dean of Global Futures at Curtin University, told Sputnik.Key highlights:The rearmament push creates an arms race where none existed \u2014 a form of warfare similar to the Cold War \u2014 bleeding resources that could have been better spent on infrastructure and civilian needsWith EU public debt projected to hit 85% of GDP by 2027, building a wartime economy on militarization will only worsen the financial disasterFew sectors in Europe can survive without Russian oil and gas \u2014 and rearmament won&#8217;t change thatGermany&#8217;s debate over investing pension funds in defense stocks essentially gambles with the wealth and security of aging populations for uncertain future outcomes\u201cThe only winners are arms manufacturers. War and its preparation are not always matters of national honor and national defense \u2013 but rather a matter of profit for the few,\u201d Siracusa concluded.AnalysisEU Focus on Militarization Could Leave It Uncompetitive and UnbalancedYesterday, 18:54 GMT<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/sputniknews.com\/20260610\/bad-idea-in-long-line-of-bad-ideas-expert-torches-militarization-gamble-of-eu-1124291831.html\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>US soldiers at the exercise area in Grafenwoehr, Germany The EU&#8217;s focus on rearmament while neglecting civilian industries is a major strategic error \u2013 especially as Russia and Ukraine attempt to reach a ceasefire, Professor Joe Siracusa, a political scientist and dean of Global Futures at Curtin University, told Sputnik.Key highlights:The rearmament push creates an &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":268944,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0},"categories":[161],"tags":[2232,2715,2403,2144,2782],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v17.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>\u2018Bad Idea in Long Line of Bad Ideas\u2019: Expert Torches Militarization Gamble of EU - World News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/demo.kupitiblog.ru\/545\/bad-idea-in-long-line-of-bad-ideas-expert-torches-militarization-gamble-of-eu\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"\u2018Bad Idea in Long Line of Bad Ideas\u2019: Expert Torches Militarization Gamble of EU - World News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"US soldiers at the exercise area in Grafenwoehr, Germany The EU&#8217;s focus on rearmament while neglecting civilian industries is a major strategic error \u2013 especially as Russia and Ukraine attempt to reach a ceasefire, Professor Joe Siracusa, a political scientist and dean of Global Futures at Curtin University, told Sputnik.Key highlights:The rearmament push creates an &hellip;\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/demo.kupitiblog.ru\/545\/bad-idea-in-long-line-of-bad-ideas-expert-torches-militarization-gamble-of-eu\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"World News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-06-10T09:14:22+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/demo.kupitiblog.ru\/545\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/6b5b89839a5517d130657554064ac12b-1.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1920\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1080\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Admin\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/demo.kupitiblog.ru\/545\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/demo.kupitiblog.ru\/545\/\",\"name\":\"World News\",\"description\":\"Breaking News &amp; 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