Q&A: How Europe should learn to fight, build and deter on its own
24 Dec Foreign & Security Policy

Q&A: How Europe should learn to fight, build and deter on its own

The Parliament spoke to Camille Grand, secretary general of the Aerospace, Security and Defence Industries Association of Europe, about whether Europe’s defence industry can scale fast enough for a future with less American support.
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