# podcast

Podcast: Weapons, war and confusion

In this episode of The Sound of Economics, host Rebecca Christie talks about the defence industry with Bruegel’s Guntram Wolff and journalist Sharon Weinberger, author of the books Imaginary Weapons, The Imagineers of Wa...

9th May 2026 by Guntram Wolff 2 views

# Blog

Banking and finance – a policy panel in honor of Mathias Dewatripont’s retirement

It is a great privilege and honour to chair this session on banking and finance in your honour, dear Mathias. When thinking about how to introduce you and this topic, I came up with three points that I think characterise...

7th May 2026 by Guntram Wolff 5 views

# Blog, Interviews

Europe beyond unanimity on security

A new European Security Treaty using majority voting would end veto abuse and build shared defence capabilities for a new geopolitical era – published at Bruegel, Kathimerini, Helsing Sanomat and others....

29th April 2026 by Francesco Nicoli, Roel Beetsma, Guntram Wolff 5 views

# Publications

European defence markets: overcoming national preference and external dependence

paper published as part of the European University Institute report: pdf...

22nd April 2026 by Guntram Wolff, Jeromin Zettelmeyer 8 views

# Blog

Could a Hormuz toll solve the oil crisis and who pays?

With a return to the pre-Iran conflict energy status quo unlikely, a Hormuz toll may be the next best option – but Gulf states would pay the most. I discuss the tax incidence of a toll. My piece for Bruegel, covered in N...

8th April 2026 by Guntram Wolff 14 views

# Publications

Greener but thinner? Assessing green bond market liquidity

New scientific working paper (pdf) Since the first green bond was issued in 2007, the market has expanded significantly and now accounts for around 3% of the global bond universe. We study the liquidity of green bonds. I...

17th March 2026 by Thomas Dulak and Guntram B. Wolff 30 views

# Interviews

Kriegswaffe Ölpreis – Russland profitiert am meisten – warum Europa sich langfristig von den großen Fossil-Importen unabhängig machen muss

Interview im NDR...

11th March 2026 by Guntram Wolff 29 views

# Publications

Reforming European defence procurement to boost military innovation and startups

European defence procurement practices must evolve to embrace innovative startups and small firms, in order to meet modern battlefield needs New Bruegel policy brief is here. Covered by Reuters and FT among others....

5th March 2026 by Ethan Kapstein, Javier Ospital, Guntram B. Wolff 35 views

# Blog, Interviews

Greenland is not marginal: the US takeover threat is a strategic test for Europe

European powers should provide backing for Nuuk and Copenhagen by establishing a greater military presence in Greenland. Versions of this First Glance have been published in Le Monde and in Handelsblatt. Following the 2 ...

6th January 2026 by Guntram Wolff 57 views

# Publications

Understanding US foreign military sales globally since 2008: an analysis of a new dataset

This paper introduces a new and unique dataset of all United States Foreign Military Sales (FMS) programme notifications from 2008 to September 2025. The dataset covers purchasing countries, specific equipment ...

9th November 2025 by Juan Mejino-López, Javier Octavio Ospital Greslebin, Guntram B. Wolff 56 views