Military aid
As military aid financial assistance, training and equipment support in terms of are transfer payments referred to other states. It is not uncommon for discarded military goods to be given away to the armed forces of a friendly and / or allied state or sold at a low price.
Today, military aid is usually provided by the richer states of the West , and sometimes also by regional leading powers; During the Cold War it was primarily the " superpowers " of that time and their most important allies. The recipients are mostly developing and emerging countries that are only able to pay for or finance certain armaments projects. Military aid is often coupled with the deployment of military advisers .
One of the countries that gives the most military aid is still the US . After the end of the Cold War, the USA also cut back its military aid significantly; the remaining funds were linked to participation in the US war against drugs , particularly in Latin America .
After the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001 , US military aid was tied more and more to participation in the war on terrorism , and since the preparations for the Third Gulf War also to participation in the so-called coalition of the willing .
The Federal Republic of Germany also provides military aid (including arms deliveries and training opportunities; e.g. pioneer or parachute training courses), although the emphasis here has shifted towards police aid .
Former colonial powers are traditionally more politically active than others in their former colonies; often in such a way that they provide aid to their armed forces.