World Military Spending- The Economist

The Economist magazine takes PPP exchange rates seriously. Using price data to construct real exchange rates allows more meaningful compassions of real military inputs across countries. This is my fourth collaboration with The Economist's data team in the Graphic Analysis column. They have reported on SIPRI's latest update of world military spending in 2023. Thee … Continue reading World Military Spending- The Economist

Bang for the Buck: The military gap between Russia and Ukraine is vast. But not as wide as it may appear.

As Russia continues to wage war in Ukraine, the fighting has not been as one-sided as might have been expected. Despite being outgunned and outnumbered, Ukraine inflicted more casualties in 24 hours than Russia suffered over eight years of engagements in Syria.