What does the publication include?
A macroeconomic analysis of Poland (1999–2025) – Michał Menes examines how the dynamic growth of the defence budget affects public spending structures, public debt, investment, and industrial development. He raises questions about the real multiplier effect of military expenditure and the scale of dependence on arms imports.
A comparison of Poland and Russia – Małgorzata Kulbaczewska-Figat analyses processes of militarisation in both countries, highlighting the political and social consequences of subordinating the economy to the logic of war.
A perspective rooted in classical political economy – Gavin Rae draws on the traditions of Rosa Luxemburg, Michał Kalecki, and Tadeusz Kowalik to show that the critique of militarism has a long and still highly relevant intellectual tradition in Poland.
Case studies of the United Kingdom, Italy, and Germany – The authors explore whether rearmament can serve as a development stimulus, or whether it instead deepens stagnation, inequality, and fiscal pressure.
An interview with Marc Botenga (MEP) – A conversation about the growing role of the arms industry within the European Union and the need to build a transnational, progressive alternative.