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The Think Tank Post
Wednesday, 7 October 2026

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.

01

United States

6 institutions · 13 publications
02

Germany

5 institutions · 11 publications
03

India

2 institutions · 5 publications
04

Belgium

2 institutions · 3 publications
05

Norway

2 institutions · 2 publications
06

United Kingdom

1 institution · 4 publications
07

Canada

1 institution · 1 publications
08

Denmark

1 institution · 1 publications

← All open questions