Defence

Fit for war in decades: sluggish German rearmament versus surging Russian defence production

It will take Germany, and Europe more generally, decades to match current Russian volumes of weapons production

Guntram B. Wolff, Alexandr Burilkov, Katelyn Bushnell and Ivan Kharitonov

In conversation with Eurogroup President Paschal Donohoe: Strengthening EU public finances, defence and security

How can the EU harness public finances for new priorities like defence and security?

Rebecca Christie, Paschal Donohoe and Guntram B. Wolff

Memo to the commissioner responsible for defence

Guntram B. Wolff

What role do imports play in European defence?

The European Union wants to reduce reliance on imported defence equipment, but the reliance seems to be overstated

Juan Mejino-López and Guntram B. Wolff

Debt financing European air defence

A case can be made for financing European air defence through issuance of EU debt

Armin Steinbach and Guntram B. Wolff

European Union debt will boost air defense

Guntram B. Wolff

European Union debt to boost European air defence

European Union borrowing could help fund air defence for the continent, while taking pressure off national defence budgets

Guntram B. Wolff

The European defence industrial strategy: important, but raising many questions

The European defence industrial strategy helps to focus thinking but has significant flaws

Guntram B. Wolff

Germany’s Emerging War Economy

To meet the challenges of an age in which the threat of war is always present, Germany and Europe must invest heavily in military innovation.

Dalia Marin

Enlarging and deepening: giving substance to the European Political Community

The EPC would not be, and should not be, regarded as a substitute for EU accession, but should be designed to work as an accelerator.

Franz Mayer, Jean Pisani-Ferry, Daniela Schwarzer and Shahin Vallée

The economic policy consequences of the war

Whatever the duration of the war, its legacy will be long-lasting. It will shape Europe’s policy choices for the years and decades to come.

Jean Pisani-Ferry

How Europe can sustain Russia sanctions

Russia's war in Ukraine has underscored the need for Europe finally to invest more in its own defence and security. Such an outrageous act of aggressi

Silvia Merler, Francesco Nicoli, Simone Tagliapietra and Ana Palacio

The size and location of Europe’s defence industry

There is growing debate about a common European military policy and defence spending. Such moves would have major economic implications.

Alexander Roth

Trump, NATO and European defence spending

US President-Elect Donald Trump made critical statements about low European defence spending during the election campaign - signaling an expectation t

Justine Feliu