Figures & data
Table 1. Description of the variable territorial exposure Syria.
Table 2. Description of the variable territorial proximity North Africa.
Table 3. Summary of the concepts, measurements, and hypotheses.
Table 4. Models of disaggregated defence spending.
Table 5. Significance of the results.
Table A. Categories of defense spending (NATO, 2022b).
Table B1. Summary statistics of the dependent variables.
Table B2. Summary statistics of the categorical and dummy independent variables.
Data availability statement
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