Leading in spending, lagging in innovation: German defence procurement compared to the UK and Poland
Full report available here...
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Europe’s dependence on US foreign military sales and what to do about it
Our Bruegel policy brief is available here. Press: Financial Times, FAZ , El Pais, Oped: Handelsblatt, La libre belgique, To vima, Rzeczpospolita, Economista, Executive summary Worries about Europe’s dependence on the Un...
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The governance and funding of European rearmament
Europe must accelerate rearmament through deeper cooperation and innovative governance to counter Russia’s aggression and shifting US policies. Our policy presented at the informal ECOFIN meeting in Warsaw on 12 April (l...
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Defending Europe without the US: first estimates of what is needed
Study for Bruegel and Kiel Institute. Lot’s of press coverage, including FT, Politico, Economist, FAZ, Spiegel, Bloomberg, Le Monde, AFP, Les Echos, a video discussion on Deutsche Welle and many many others. Also r...
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Getting serious about European defence intergration: The European Defence Community precedent
a working paper published here....
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L’union monétaire européenne doit renforcer son soutien militaire et financier aux pays baltes
L’adhésion à la zone euro signifie qu’il faut faire plus pour la défense mutuelle des pays qui en sont membres, notamment l’Estonie, la Lettonie et la Lituanie, qui sont directement exposées aux conséquences de la guerre...
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Can American Abandonment Help Europe?
The Continent Has a Chance to Address Its Own Weaknesses – Our piece in Foreign Affairs...
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The US defence industrial base can no longer reliably supply Europe
Europe has long relied on US weapons but the US military industrial base faces constraints and its production may be redirected elsewhere. Our piece for Bruegel....
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Deutschland braucht mehr finanzielle Ressourcen für die Verteidigung – noch vor der Wahl
Artikel in der FAZ, in dem wir argumentieren, dass eine Reform der Schuldenbremse für die Verteidigung sinnvoll und richtig ist, Published in 29 November 2024....
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A European defence industrial strategy in a hostile world
Bruegel Policy Brief (here) Executive summary Russia’s illegal invasion of Ukraine has brought war back to Europe. Failing to stop Russia’s aggression would leave Europe at a critical disadvantage for decades, with a lon...
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