Can Europe defend itself without the United States?
European defence has rested on American capability for seventy years. The argument now is about how much of it Europe could replace, how quickly, and at what cost. Institutions differ on whether the gap is money, industrial capacity, or command and control.
20 institutions · 8 countries · 40 publications
Grouped by the country the institution sits in, because where it sits shapes what it concludes. Every title links to the institution's own page; nothing is reproduced here.
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United States
6 institutions · 13 publicationsCarnegie Endowment for International Peace
- European Strategic Autonomy 2.0: What Europe Needs to Get RightCommentary29 Jun 2023
- Judy Asks: Is Ukraine a Game Changer for European Defense?Commentary25 May 2023
- Towards Strengthening the Transatlantic Tech Diplomacy: Trustworthy AI in the EU-U.S. Trade and Technology CouncilPublication30 Jan 2023
- Is Macron’s Idea of ‘Strategic Autonomy’ the Path to Follow for EU Relations With The US?Publication13 Apr 2023
Center for a New American Security
- Toward a New Transatlantic Approach to Russia SanctionsPublicationc. 27 Jul 2023
- Precision and Posture: Defense Spending Trends and the FY23 Budget RequestPublicationc. 22 Feb 2023
- Charting a Transatlantic Approach to RussiaPublicationc. 28 Sept 2023
- Transatlantic Economic StatecraftPublicationc. 17 Feb 2023
Atlantic Council
- What the Greenland deal means for the transatlantic alliancePublication19 Sept 2026
- Macron won the argument over European strategic autonomy. Will better European defense come of it?Publication17 Sept 2026Aurélie Vittot
Brookings Institution
- Can Turkey’s defense industry deliver strategic autonomy for Ankara?Publication25 Sept 2026
Peterson Institute for International Economics
- The EU should issue common European defense bonds for Ukraine nowPublication6 Jun 2024Jacob Funk Kirkegaard
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Germany
5 institutions · 11 publicationsEuropean Council on Foreign Relations
- Brexit, defence, and the EU’s quest for ‘strategic autonomy’Report25 Jun 2018Nick Witney
- A New Beginning for European DefenceReport14 Feb 2018Mark Leonard, Norbert Röttgen
- The transatlantic divide on IranReport19 Dec 2017Ellie Geranmayeh
- At last, the stars are aligned for European defenceReport26 May 2017Nick Witney
Kiel Institute for the World Economy
- The economic effects of rearmament: evidence from Nazi Germany - Kiel InstitutePublication31 May 2026Chambon, Lionel
- Services at the Core: The Missing Piece of Transatlantic Trade Talks? - Kiel InstitutePublication1 Feb 2026Liu, Wan-Hsin
- The biggest bang for the buck: Leveraging best practices in defence procurement for Europe’s rearmament - Kiel InstitutePublication1 Feb 2026
- Guns and Butter: The Fiscal Consequences of Rearmament and War - Kiel InstitutePublication1 Dec 2025Trebesch, Christoph
Atlantik-Brücke
- Beyond Burden-Sharing: The Urgency of Transatlantic ReadinessPublication3 Sept 2026Mateusz Borkowski
Global Public Policy Institute
- Transatlantic Supply Chains and China’s Critical MineralsPublication20 Jul 2026Global Public Policy Institute (GPPi)
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India
2 institutions · 5 publicationsObserver Research Foundation
- ‘Chokepoint Politics’: China’s Rare-Earth Statecraft and India’s Search for Strategic AutonomyReport15 Jul 2026Kalpit A Mankikar
- Open Source: The Path to Europe’s Quest for Strategic Autonomy in AIReport23 Jun 2026Nicolas Granatino
- Freedom of Choice: BRICS and India’s Idea of Strategic AutonomyReport11 Sept 2026Harsh V. Pant
- The French Paradox of European Strategic AutonomyReport29 Aug 2026Sapna Suresh
Takshashila Institution
- European RearmamentPublicationc. 9 Mar 2026
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Belgium
2 institutions · 3 publicationsFriends of Europe
- Europe’s rearmament needs Ukrainian innovation and European scalePublication23 Apr 2026
- Europe cannot rearm without UkrainePublication30 Mar 2026
Centre for Russia Europe Asia Studies
- The Transatlantic Rift: Trump and Allies — CREASPublication12 Jun 2018Theresa Fallon
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Norway
2 institutions · 2 publications06
United Kingdom
1 institution · 4 publicationsInternational Institute for Strategic Studies
- Chapter Four: Transforming European Defence Procurement and IndustryPublicationc. 3 Sept 2025
- Conclusion: Towards a Road Map for European DefencePublicationc. 3 Sept 2025
- More or Less? European Defence Engagement in the Indo-Pacific in the Second Trump AdministrationReport1 Jun 2025
- The looming transatlantic trade warPublication1 May 2025
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Canada
1 institution · 1 publicationsC.D. Howe Institute
- As Canada Works Toward NATO Defence Spending Commitment, Fiscal Constraints LoomReport28 Sept 2026Raquel Schneider
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