U.S. accused of exploiting Europe's military expenditure increase

STORY: U.S. accused of exploiting Europe's military expenditure increase DATELINE: May 8, 2023 LENGTH: 00:04:18 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: POLITICS/MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. various of NATO military drill 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Croatian): MARINKO OGOREC, Croatian military expert 3. various of military vehicles 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): SIMON SWEENEY, Lecturer in international political economy, University of York, UK 5. various of a fighter jets 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): SIMON SWEENEY, Lecturer in international political economy, University of York, UK 7. various of energy infrastructure, streets and gas stations 8. SOUNDBITE 4 (Arabic): AHMED KANDIL, Al-Ahram Centre for Political and Strategic Studies, Egypt 9. various of the U.S. 10. SOUNDBITE 5 (English): ZOLTAN KISZELLY, Director of the Center of Political Analyses at Hungary's Szazadveg Institute 11. various of the Russia-Ukraine conflict 12. SOUNDBITE 6 (English): SIMON SWEENEY, Lecturer in international political economy, University of York, UK 13. various of U

Military spending surge not making Europe safer, expert says

STORY: Military spending surge not making Europe safer, expert says DATELINE: May 3, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:49 LOCATION: Zagreb CATEGORY: MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the NATO headquarters in Brussels, Belgium 2. image of a report published by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Croatian): MARINKO OGOREC, Croatian military expert 4. various of military vehicles 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (Croatian): MARINKO OGOREC, Croatian military expert 6. various of NATO military drill 7. various of U.S. military aid to Ukraine 8. SOUNDBITE 3 (Croatian): MARINKO OGOREC, Croatian military expert 9. various of U.S. military aid to Ukraine STORYLINE: A surge in military spending in Europe last year did not make the bloc safer, said a Croatian military expert. According to a report published by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) last month, global military spending grew for the eighth consecutive year in 2022, to an all-time high of 2,240 billion U.S. dollars, and the sharpes