U.S. military spending hampers tackling humanitarian, environmental problems: Turkish intellectuals

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U.S. military spending hampers tackling humanitarian, environmental problems: Turkish intellectuals

STORY: U.S. military spending hampers tackling humanitarian, environmental problems: Turkish intellectuals DATELINE: May 4, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:09 LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Türkiye CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE 1 (Turkish): BARIS DOSTER, Scholar with the Istanbul-based Marmara University 2. SOUNDBITE 2 (Turkish): ESER KESKIN, Journalist specializing in international relations 3. SOUNDBITE 3 (Turkish): MEHMET EMRE OZTURK, Journalist STORYLINE: Many Turkish intellectuals believe that the United States growing military spending hampers tackling humanitarian and environmental problems. The United States remains by far the world's biggest military spender, with 877 billion U.S. dollars in 2022, accounting for 39 percent of total global military spending. SOUNDBITE 1 (Turkish): BARIS DOSTER, Scholar with the Istanbul-based Marmara University "The U.S. spends this enormous budget on armament and the arms industry rather than on education, health, infrastructure, public work, transportation, social security

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