A new report says the world faces a ‘dangerous decade’ as instability and military spending rise

By DANICA KIRKA
Associated Press

LONDON (AP) — The world has entered an era of increasing instability as countries around the globe boost military spending in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the Hamas attack on Israel and China’s growing assertiveness in the South China Sea. That’s the conclusion of a new report from the International Institute for Strategic Studies. It also highlights rising tensions in the Arctic, North Korea’s pursuit of nuclear weapons and the rise of military regimes in Africa’s Sahel region as contributing to a “deteriorating security environment.” The London-based think tank has compiled its annual estimate of the global military situation for 65 years.