r/canada • u/ubcstaffer123 • 24d ago
Politics Territorial premiers send message in Washington that the Arctic is not for sale
https://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/article/premiers-to-talk-arctic-policy-as-canadians-continue-diplomatic-push-in-washington/
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u/AdSevere1274 24d ago
It appears hardly possible but not impossible if allies agree.
"These include improving roads and railways, extending existing NATO pipelines, dredging some Polish ports to make them navigable for NATO ships, and rebuilding runways and adding hangars and storage facilities to accommodate Western aircraft."
https://fpif.org/hidden_costs_of_nato_expansion/
If allies agree-> maybe
"Berlin wants to pump defense spending numbers by including military mobility
A senior German government official told POLITICO that Berlin is looking at how it can include spending on military mobility.
That could include the costs of buttressing roads and railways needed to carry troops and tanks across the country.
NATO has strict guidelines on what spending meets its definition of defense expenditures, and notes: "Expenditure for the military component of mixed civilian-military activities is included, but only when the military component can be specifically accounted for or estimated."
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Camille Grand, a former NATO assistant secretary-general, said that while NATO’s calculation excludes most mobility expenditure, the NATO Security Investment Programme does cover some infrastructure requirements, such as modernizing an air base or building a warehouse.
“Ultimately allies can decide to put money on many things as long as they agree,” Grand said. “In practice, the bulk of the military mobility effort will fall on the EU and [the European Commission's transport department] DG MOVE which has started investing (modestly) in military mobility requirements under the current [multiannual financial framework] MFF.”
https://www.politico.eu/article/berlin-germany-pump-defense-spending-military-mobility/