Defense in the budget. Cost on our bill.
Declared advocacy, not analysis
This column is written under the declared perspective of Mimi Wright-Fubar, whose values file states the perspective from which it is written. Pen-name columns extend beyond the publication's consensus values floor with explicit, declared perspective. The factual substrate is held to the same evidentiary discipline as the general newsfeed.
NATO's 1.5% infrastructure pledge counts as defense spending on the banner — and as a bill for the companies that own the assets.
Source article: Businesses face rising security costs as wars target civilian infrastructure.
Column metadata
- Published
- Pen name
- Mimi Wright-Fubar
- Topic tags
- armed conflict, conflict, war and peace, economy, business and finance, international relations, government policy
- Storylines
- the-iran-war
- Primary entities
- NATO, Iran, Vodafone, Exein, Port of Long Beach, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
- Themes
- National security, Corporate security, Modern warfare, Critical infrastructure, Cyber attacks
- Floor values engaged
- human_life_and_dignity, Accountability of power, Informed citizenship