Skyrocketing Military Spending Undermines Development Aid to World’s Poor By Thalif Deen Copyright © 2026 IPS-Inter Press Service.

https://www.ipsnews.net/2026/01/skyrocketing-military-spending-undermines-development-aid-to-worlds-poor/?utm_source=email_marketing&utm_admin=146128&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=US_Withdrawal_From_Organizations_Triggers_Global_Alarm_Maternal_Deaths_Spike_in_WarTorn_Ukraine_and_ UNITED NATIONS, Jan 5 2026 (IPS) - The statistics are staggering: while military spending keeps skyrocketing, Official Development Assistance (ODA)– from the rich to some of the world’s poorer nations– has been declining drastically. Copyright © 2026 IPS-Inter Press Service.