The Impact of The September 9/11 Terrorist Attacks on the Arms Trade and Defense Expenditures of States
Journal: Diplomasi ve Strateji Dergisi
Year: 2025

Defense expenditures are important for the protection of states from internal and external threats and for ensuring security. In this context, the securitization of defense expenditures after the September 11 terrorist attacks increased the defense spending of countries and brought about the globalization of terrorism together with the changing agenda of security. The September 11 terrorist attacks caused an increase in the defense expenditures of states. With the increase in asymmetric threats