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Date and Location
Walid Haida
Europe stands at a pivotal moment in its pursuit of strategic military autonomy after decades of underinvestment and institutional fragmentation. Heavy reliance on external suppliers, constrained industrial capacity, and disjointed procurement practices have left the continent insufficiently prepared for prolonged, high-intensity conflict. Addressing these vulnerabilities requires progress along five key policy levers: substantially increasing defense spending, prioritizing European-based procurement, expanding industrial production capacity, accelerating innovation ecosystems, and enhancing governance and coordination among major EU states.
In this study group, Ludovic Subran, M-RCBG Fellow, will lead a discussion on the economic principles underpinning effective defense policy and explore why strategic autonomy cannot simply be declared, but must instead be deliberately constructed through sustained and coordinated effort.