With talks over the €131 billion earmarked for defence in the European Union’s next budget at a standstill, France is shifting to a more defensive strategy. At the centre of the dispute is Germany’s firm refusal, backed by several Northern and Eastern European capitals, to enforce a strong “European preference” in defence contracts funded by Brussels.
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Elvire Fabry analyses the macroeconomic imbalances created by China, the risk of European industrial dependency and the need for a leap in political integration to strengthen the European Union's strategic autonomy.
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Jean-Claude Galli examines Europe's strategic families in the face of American disengagement, Russian pressure, and critical dependencies, while asking the central political question behind European autonomy.
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The founder of Shark Robotics details Ukraine's lessons on ground robotics, logistics inside the Kill Zone, equipment massification, and the industrial offsets Europe should require.
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