Defence is not free: Peace always has a price

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Currently, we live in an era where peace is no longer taken for granted but has become a precious value. This scientific monograph reveals that defence funding is not merely an economic matter—a technical line item in the state budget—but a reflection of political responsibility and will, the quality of democratic institutions, strategic and security culture, and societal resilience. Utilising an interdisciplinary scientific approach, the authors examine defence funding in the Slovak Republic from 1993 to 2024—covering the period from the establishment of the independent state to the present day—while analysing the interaction between economic constraints, political cycles, security shocks, and social (mis)trust. They contend that the question of how much defence costs is, in reality, a question of how much peace costs. Consequently, neglecting defence during times of prosperity leads...
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