Analysis
18 December 2024
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
Analysis
18 December 2024
Europe has long relied on US weapons but the US military industrial base faces constraints and its production may be redirected elsewhere
Event
11 December 2024
Exploring the future of transatlantic cooperation and economic security after the US presidential elections
Event
22 November 2024
A closed-door roundtable workshop bringing together experts to discuss the future of European defence strategy
Policy brief
20 November 2024
Any strategy will need to take account of evolving Russian capacities, evolving political willingness and evolving defence industrial capacities
Event
12 November 2024
Exploring China's growing influence and its changing role within the United Nations
First glance
31 October 2024
Europe must rebuild its defence industry; reliance on the US is no longer tenable, whatever the outcome of the US presidential election
First glance
03 October 2024
It is time for decision-makers to consider bold steps to strengthen European defence
Policy brief
17 September 2024
In this paper, we propose the creation of an EU funding mechanism to internalise the positive externalities provided by national air-defence systems
Analysis
16 September 2024
It will take Germany, and Europe more generally, decades to match current Russian volumes of weapons production
Podcast
11 September 2024
How can the EU harness public finances for new priorities like defence and security?
Anthology
23 July 2024
The full twenty Memos will be launched at this year's Bruegel Annual Meetings in September
Analysis
04 July 2024
The European Union wants to reduce reliance on imported defence equipment, but the reliance seems to be overstated
Analysis
27 June 2024
A case can be made for financing European air defence through issuance of EU debt
First glance
12 June 2024
Three overarching economic policy trade-offs will set the context for the new Commission from the beginning of its mandate
Opinion piece
03 June 2024
First glance
29 May 2024
European Union borrowing could help fund air defence for the continent, while taking pressure off national defence budgets