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From Burden Sharing to Burden Transfer: U.S. Demands on European Conventional Defence
How U.S. strategic guidance and official statements translate burden-sharing into operational and capability expectations for European allies
Europe’s Plan to Detect Hypersonic Missiles from Space
Building a Sovereign Space-Based Infrared Layer for Hypersonic Detection and NATO Integrated Air and Missile Defence
NATO Command Restructuring: The Transition to European Leadership
A Strategic Rebalancing of Operational Responsibilities within the Alliance
Ukraine Establishes Defense Export Infrastructure in Northern Europe and the Baltic States
The Ukrainian government has initiated a structural transition of its defense sector, moving from a primary importer of military aid to a specialized…
Mapping Ukraine’s Defence Industry in 2026: A Strategic Guide for European Companies
A Strategic Roadmap for Partnerships, Legal Incentives, and Industrial Integration
EU Security and Defence Partnerships: Legal, Industrial and Financial Architecture
The European Union has progressively established a legal framework to formalize its security and defence cooperation with selected third countries.
Emergence of SHORAD/VSHORAD Industrial Clusters on NATO’s Eastern Flank
Short-range and very short-range air defence has become one of the most structurally consequential capability priorities on NATO’s Eastern Flank, not…
Strategic Integration and Industrial Resilience: The 2026 Paris Declaration and the Future of EU-Ukraine Defense Cooperation
An analytical assessment of the transition from emergency military assistance to a structured defense-industrial partnership between the European Union…
European Autonomous Drone Swarms: Capabilities, Constraints, and Readiness
The return of high-intensity warfare has transformed unmanned systems from niche enablers into central instruments of military power.
Offset Agreements 2.0 on NATO’s Eastern Flank
This report examines how Poland and the Baltic states are turning defence procurement into a legally binding tool for industrial participation…
The Romanian Front: Naval Modernisation and Ground-Based Air Defence as Europe’s Next Multi-Billion Defence Market
Romania is emerging as a decisive test case for how Europe’s eastern flank is being re-armed after 2022, not through episodic purchases but through a…
Sustaining European Combat Power: MRO and Logistics Chokepoints in High-Intensity Warfare
An institutional deep-dive into NATO's sustainment chokepoints. Analyze the Tier-2 and Tier-3 actors defining European military endurance and the…
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