In many countries here in Europe raising defense expenditure is one of the few things that governments would love to do, to make good friends with the USA as well as projecting a more powerful image, but they're really afraid of
potential voters backlash.
Not exact matches
In early 2017, global investors were rightly concerned about the
potential for a populist
backlash by
voters in France and how it might affect Europe and the rest of the international economy.