Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/323810 
Year of Publication: 
2025
Citation: 
[Journal:] EconPol Forum [ISSN:] 2752-1184 [Volume:] 26 [Issue:] 3 [Year:] 2025 [Pages:] 10-16
Publisher: 
CESifo GmbH, Munich
Abstract: 
Expanding military personnel and expenditure depends on public support and social legitimacy. Crisis events such as 9/11 and the 2014 annexation of Crimea have influenced public attitudes toward military investment, with support intensifying significantly after Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022. Perceptions of threat and security responded more strongly to 9/11 and the 2022 invasion than to the 2014 annexation of Crimea. In Germany, right-leaning voters show the strongest support for expanding military capabilities. At the European level, trust in NATO remains notably lower than trust in national armed forces.
Document Type: 
Article

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