jacktaggart.bsky.social
Senior Lecturer in International Political Economy at Queen's University, Belfast. Critical IPE | International Development | Global Governance https://t.co/DsLD6qU8u3
👤 Joined on 03 October 2023
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@jacktaggart.bsky.social🚨New Publication! @alfredosaadfilho.bsky.social and @jacktaggart.bsky.social explore the role and evolution of private finance in today's European's arms race. Find out how the financial private sector became involved in the arms industry
Show Post"Beyond just profiting from war, asset managers, private equity and speculative capital increasingly shape what militaries buy, how fast they buy it, and on whose terms." Must read at PW from @jacktaggart.bsky.social @alfredosaadfilho.bsky.social phenomenalworld.org/analysis/def...
Show Post@alfredosaadfilho.bsky.social & @jacktaggart.bsky.social defense procurement is "a preemptive subsidy for the AI sector that has yet to fully demonstrate its commercial viability," raising the prospect of public bailouts on national security grounds.
Show PostAny doubt that private finance is procyclical af? The proof is in the pudding of the new arms race. A must-read on @phenomenalworld.bsky.social:
Show Postto be sure, [acknowledgement of devastating point for my thesis]. still, [restatement of my thesis]
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