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Explaining the ammunition shortage : the show vs. have military power game

Besancenot, Damien; Vranceanu, Radu P. - 2026

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Explaining the ammunition shortage : the show vs. have military power game

Besancenot, Damien; Vranceanu, Radu P. - 2024

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"Explaining the persistence of defense offsets in a supply-driven arms trade"

Anicetti, Jonata - 2026

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The K(orea)-factor in the Zeitenwende : South Korea and the rebuilding of Germany's defence industrial base

Ballbach, Eric J. - 2026

Germany is facing a security policy Zeitenwende whose industrial dimension has not yet been sufficiently addressed. The war in Ukraine, rising military threats in Europe, and the long-term underfunding of the German Armed Forces have exposed the limits of existing defence industrial capacity,...

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US defence policy: between isolationism and the pursuit of dominance : contradictions in Washington demand a clear response from Europe

Overhaus, Marco - 2026

US defence policy is characterised by contradictions that are on display once again in the Trump administration’s latest strategy documents. The reasons for this go far beyond the president’s erratic behaviour. At the core lies the unanswered question of how the United States should deal...

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Defending prosperity : defence industrial policy in the age of AI

Ciuriak, Dan - 2026

Canada's strategy for its commitment to substantially increasing defence spending over the period to 2035 will face challenges; its ability to have its defence industrial base to fill that demand is impacted by Canada's existing capacity; in an innovation-intensive era defined by machine...

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With, without, against Washington : redefining Europe's relations with the United States

2026

The Pax Americana, which guaranteed the security of Germany and Europe after the Second World War, is coming to an end. Europe can no longer rely on its alliance and partnership with the United States. Even before Donald Trump’s second presidency, Europe was seeking to reduce its dependency on...

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Leading in spending, lagging in innovation : German defence procurement compared to the UK and Poland

Wolff, Guntram B.; Binder, Johannes; Morgan, Thomas - 2026

• This report is built on an update of the Kiel Military Procurement Tracker, covering the UK, Poland and Germany up to January 2026. We show that orders have grown rapidly in frequency, size and number since the start of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. In 2025, German military...

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Reforming European defence procurement to boost military innovation and startups

Kapstein, Ethan B.; Ospital, Javier; Wolff, Guntram B. - 2026

The war in Ukraine has demonstrated how battlefields are evolving rapidly, with new technologies shaping military strategy and tactics. Increasingly, these new technologies are being provided by startup firms, rather than by established contractors. To incorporate these new firms into the...

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Beyond security : the trade implications of joining NATO

Jackson, Karen; Luck, Phillip; Shepotylo, Oleksandr - 2026

Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 raised a critical question: do military alliances strengthen or fracture trade ties when war breaks out? This paper shows they strengthen them. Using monthly bilateral trade data through August 2025, we find that NATO members traded...

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Fit for war by 2030? : European rearmament efforts vis-à-vis Russia

Burilkov, Alexandr; Bushnell, Katelyn; Mejino-López, Juan - 2026

This research article presents new data on military procurement in Germany, the United Kingdom (UK), Poland, and France, and uses these data to analyse procurement patterns, delivery timelines, and force-generation constraints against the background of a deteriorating security situation and...

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Fit for war by 2030? : European rearmament efforts vis-à-vis Russia"

Burilkov, Alexandr; Bushnell, Katelyn; Majino-Lopez, Juan; … - 2025

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Fit for war by 2030? : European rearmament efforts vis-à-vis Russia

Burilkov, Alexandr; Bushnell, Katelyn; Mejino-López, Juan - 2025

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Nordic security policies and defence cooperation in the age of Trump

Olesen, Mikkel Runge - 2026

New DIIS Report reevaluates Nordic defence and security cooperation and the prospects for closer cooperation in the age of Trump. The report outlines how already converging Nordic security policies and deepening Nordic cooperation are reaching new heights as doubts about the US as a reliable...

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Funding weapons together (or not) : how to pay for European defence

2025

Europe needs to take more responsibility for its own security. While EU Member States have made substantial new resources available for European defence, and European defence companies are thriving, more needs to be done. National defence spending will likely continue to rise but there is also...

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Funding weapons together (or not) : how to pay for European defence

2025

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Trade interdependence, arming and the choice between war and peace

Garfinkel, Michelle Robin; Syropoulos, Constantinos - 2025 - Current Version: March 29, 2025

We consider a dynamic setting where two countries with competing claims to a resource/asset first arm and then choose whether to resolve their dispute through war or peacefully through settlement. War precludes international trade and can be destructive, but also locks gains and eliminates...

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Boosting the European defence industry in a hostile world

Mejino-Lopez, Juan; Wolff, Guntram B. - 2025

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Mapping South Korea's defence industrialisation in the age of smart technologies

Sharma, Abhishek - 2025

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Strengthening Europe's defence capabilities through clear tasks and objectives : to secure additional funding, the EU must first define its security priorities

Becker, Peter; Kempin, Ronja - 2025

The member states of the European Union are once again arguing about money. More specifically, they are arguing about how much they want to spend on defence, where this money should come from and whether they should spend it jointly. That Europe needs to defend itself better is not in dispute in...

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The economic benefits of a strong US military, forward presence, & international alliances

Strain, Michael R. - 2025

When considering the benefits of a strong United States military, it is natural to think of the military's crucial role in protecting Americans from foreign adversaries and providing security and stability around the world. But safeguarding America's interests at home and abroad offers the...

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Defence data 2024-2025

2025

In 2024, total defence expenditure by the 27 EU Member States reached €343 billion, marking a 19% increase from 2023, bringing defence expenditure to 1.9% of GDP. Estimated data suggests that Member States may reach beyond the 2% NATO guideline in 2025, to €392 billion (current prices,...

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Defence data 2024-2025

2025

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University-government-foundation collaboration on arms control and security policy in the United States from Truman to Trump

Evangelista, Matthew - 2025

The relationship between the United States government, private foundations, and university-based researchers working on peace and security policy has evolved over time. Since the end of World War II we can identify four main phases: (1) secret government funding into the 1960s; (2) a Golden Age...

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European defense sovereignty in the making : notable gains, enduring dilemmas

Iso-Markku, Tuomas; Helwig, Niklas - 2025

The combination of Russia's war against Ukraine and the declining US engagement in Europe have resulted in increased strategic convergence between Europeanist and Atlanticist states. For the time being, the primary goal is to strengthen NATO's "European pillar." To do so, member states will also...

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The innovation dividend of defense R&D

Moretti, Enrico; Steinwender, Claudia; Van Reenen, John - 2025

Research & development (R&D) subsidies, especially defense R&D spending, raise private R&D investment (a crowd-in effect). Public R&D funding increases employment without driving up wages. Supported industries see gains in productivity. International spillovers amplify the impact across...

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Europe's military programmes : strategies, costs and trade-offs

D'Aprile, Futura; Koehler, Martin; Maranzano, Paolo; … - 2025

This paper investigates the expansion of EU military activities, involving the European Commission, other EU-related institutions and Member States. Expenditure on EU military programmes - defence-related R&D, arms production, joint procurement, military mobility, and the supply of lethal...

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From peace dividend to defence dividend : dual-use, quantum and NATO targets

Murphy, Michael; Forrest, Tracey; Samson, Paul - 2025

Canada and other members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) are facing higher defence-spending targets in response to growing geopolitical tensions. NATO's 2025 Hague Summit Declaration requires member states to increase their defence spending to five percent of their GDP by 2035....

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Alignment of necessity : Turkey's role in the future European security architecture

Adar, Sinem; Aksoy, Hürcan Aslı; Ålander, Minna; … - 2025

Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine marked the start of a prolonged confrontation between Moscow and Europe - one that is fundamentally reshaping the parameters of European security. The return of Donald Trump to the White House and his stated intent to quickly end the war in Ukraine and put...

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EDM, European defence matters : Issue #29, 2025

2025

Peace does not rest on the goodwill of others but on our capacity to defend ourselves and deter threats. The full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022 shattered whatever i l lus ions rema ined about Europe's immediate environment. Russia is intent on causing maximum harm to Ukrainians while running...

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EDM, European defence matters : Issue #29, 2025

2025

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Forecasting costs of U.S. ballistic missile defense against a major nuclear strike

Moric, Igor; Kadyshev, Timur - 2025

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Drivers and impact of European defence market integration : a literature meta-synthesis with economic focus

Mueller, Tobias - 2025

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National security and EU merger control : the role of articles 346 TFEU and 21(4) EUMR in EU defence concentrations

Scandola, Samuel - 2025

The rapidly deteriorating global security environment has pushed EU institutions and Member States to call for further consolidation of the European defence industrial base, with the European Commission taking a proactive stance in promoting a stronger, more integrated, and competitive defence...

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An analyti̇cal assessment of the Turki̇sh defense industry and its economi̇c impli̇cati̇ons

Adsiz, Melek - 2025

The pursuit of strategic autonomy has been a key driver in shaping Türkiye's defense policy, with a focus on reducing dependence on others through the advancement of its domestic military capabilities. While benefiting from NATO membership and access to global technologies, Türkiye has...

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Rebuilding Europe's defences : how to unlock a coordinated defence surge

2025

European security is in danger. Despite some successes, overall progress in strengthening defences has been slow. Europeans still face critical shortfalls in areas such as long-range strike, air defence, intelligence and surveillance. Without more coordination, Europeans will waste much of their...

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Rebuilding Europe's defences : how to unlock a coordinated defence surge

2025

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Preserving peace : defence readiness roadmap 2030

2025

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Preserving peace : defence readiness roadmap 2030

2025

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Contours of an EU partnership and alliance strategy : how Europe plans to strengthen its security with partners beyond the United States

Ondarza, Nicolai von - 2025

Europe must take more responsibility for its defence, if necessary without the United States, given Washington’s volatility. In March 2025, the European Union (EU) launched a series of initiatives to strengthen defence industry and defence policy cooperation. With these new instruments also...

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Strengthening Europe's capacity to act in foreign and security policy : securitisation cannot solve the EU's decision-making trap

Becker, Max; Bendiek, Annegret; Kempin, Ronja - 2025

Since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine on 24 February 2022, a process of securitisation of the European Union's (EU) external action can be observed. From an institutional perspective, the Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) increasingly overlaps with the Common Security and Defence...

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Trump's arsenal of democracy : from Wales to The Hague

Sakade, Takeshi - 2025

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Auf Augenhöhe mit Russland : welche militärischen Ressourcen werden benötigt?

Reichel, Richard - 2025

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Steigerung der Verteidigungsfähigkeit Deutschlands : Optionen, Finanzierung und Effizienzsteigerung

Lohse, Tim; Börger, Tobias; Meyerhoff, Jürgen; Qari, … - 2025

Various options are being discussed to increase Germany's defense capabilities. Increasing the size of the Bundeswehr is proving difficult, and compulsory military service hardly seems feasible for economic and socio-political reasons. A European army and technological alternatives such as...

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Markets in defense of Europe : providing public goods in European defense : policy debate of the hour

Hellemeier, Lucas; Schilde, Kaija E. - 2024

The EU is not yet a defense public goods buyer, but it is generally a public goods provider in the form of the single market, which includes security goods. Public defense goods provision includes a functioning defense market, but the European market for defense equipment remains insufficiently...

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Europe's other arms production problem : "New Defense" : policy debate of the hour

Béraud-Sudreau, Lucie - 2024

"New Defense," akin to "NewSpace," challenges the traditional defense industry with innovative, agile, software-first companies. Lack of European equivalent to US tech giants raises concerns about strategic credibility. European technology sector's military assistance to Ukraine remains limited...

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Singapore's "total defence" strategy

Matthews, Ron; Timur, Fitriani Bintang - 2024

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Challenges to multilateral disarmament : global perspectives on UN disarmament, arms control and non-proliferation

Rosengren Pejstrup, Trine - 2024

The complexities of multipolarity, heightened global tensions, and increasing militarisation are reshaping the disarmament, arms control and non-proliferation landscape within the United Nations. This report examines these evolving dynamics, contextualising their historical importance and...

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A comment on "How the Party Commands the Gun: The Foreign-Domestic Threat Dilemma in China"

Jetter, Michael; Swasito, Adhipradana P. - 2024

Mattingly (2024) investigates how authoritarian leaders select military generals, focusing on the People's Liberation Army of China. Three main findings emerge. First, in general, Chinese leaders consider both personal ties (as a proxy for loyalty to the leader) and combat experience (as a proxy...

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Did CIA interventions increase US arms exports? : evidence from the Cold War (1962-1989)

Baronchelli, Adelaide; Caruso, Raul - 2024

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North Korea's arms policy as an indirect security threat to Europe : how Pyongyang expands its partnerships with Moscow and Tehran

Suh, Elisabeth - 2024

At least since Russia deployed North Korean artillery and ballistic missiles against Ukraine, it is obvious that Pyongyang fuels conflicts far beyond North-East Asia. Yet, the indirect threats that North Korea poses to Europe's security and stability have developed a new quality: Pyongyang is...

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Turkey: an emerging global arms exporter : growing competitiveness and strategic recalibration of the Turkish defence industry

Bastian, Jens - 2024

Over the past decade, Turkey’s defence industry has undergone rapid development and its products have repeatedly proved their military capability. The Bayraktar-TB2 drone - a product of the Turkish manufacturer Baykar - is exported to numerous countries. In Ukraine, it is being used...

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Mission green : unleashing a defense decarbonization innovation ecosystem

Cantafio Apitz, Carlos - 2024

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Die Reform der Rüstungsbeschaffung : Analysen Rüstungspolitik

Kerber, Markus C.; Reza, Naghmeh - 2024

Die Dauer militärischer Beschaffungen zeigt die wirtschaftliche Notwendigkeit, Bedarfsträger und Bedarfsdeckung institutionell zusammenzuführen, um die Ausrüstung der Bundeswehr schneller und wirtschaftlicher zu beschaffen. Es erscheint sinnvoll, die Rüstungsplanung und -beschaffung unter...

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The collective security dilemma of preemptive strikes

Konrad, Kai A. - 2024

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From strategy to delivered capability : a value chain analysis for the Swedish Armed Forces

Ekenstedt, Michael; Liwång, Hans; Shepherd, Charlie - 2024

Using a perspective external to the Swedish Armed Forces this study examine the Swedish management of capability and technology development focusing on defence equipment. The study analyses a value chain that identifies activities from strategy definition to delivered capability in the case of...

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Access to equity financing for European defence SMEs

Delponte, Laura; Giffoni, Francesco; Bovagnet, Anthony; … - 2024 - First edition

The resurgence of war in Europe and rising tensions have created a new urgency for the European Union (EU) to better address existing and foreseeable security and defence challenges. In the defence sector, three issues stand out as critical: innovating, producing key systems and securing value...

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Military-economic aspects of maintaining the state's defence capability in the current military and strategic situation

Mozharovskyi, Volodymyr; Hodz, Serhii - 2024

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