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Europe’s Untapped Arsenal

Publishing date: 02 April 2026
Authors: Elina Ribakova Lucas Risinger

Publication name: Foreign Affairs
Publication date: 02 April 2026
Theme: Macroeconomic policy and governance
Keyword: defence industrial policy geopolitics
Language: English

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