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Social Sciences and Humanities
From expenditure to endurance: Defence industrial capacity and the European Union’s economic preparedness for prolonged conflict
Abstract
This article examines whether the European Union’s rapid increase in defence expenditure is being converted into the industrial, financial and logistical capacity required to sustain a prolonged high-intensity conflict. It argues that expenditure is a necessary but insufficient indicator of readiness, because operational endurance depends on credible multiannual demand, scalable production, secure access to critic...