This book provides an empirical understanding of how EU-level defence industrial
cooperation functions in practice. Using the Liberal Intergovernmental theoretical model, the …

This article explores economic patriotism within the evolution of European defence
procurement policies. As European integration advances, the nature of the patrie …

What is the relationship between private actors and international institutions in global
governance, as institutions such as the EU develop aspects of political authority once in the …

Industrial supply chains have emerged as the focus of much economic and business
research over the previous decade and defence is no exception. This paper reviews …

This book comparatively examines the preferences of four key arms-producing states
towards European joint armaments programmes. The European defence market is …

Why did ordoliberal Germany unconditionally privatize its aerospace and defense industries
in the 1980s, whereas the neoliberal government in the United Kingdom established …

Few issues are more important to international relations scholars than understanding how
globalization is sha** the production of armaments. Within this context, this article …

Despite considerable restructuring since the end of the Cold War, the European armoured
vehicle industry remains largely fragmented along national lines. As stagnating domestic …

How have European cross-border defence industrial mergers and acquisitions affected
domestic procurement bias among the major EU powers? This article departs from the …

Given that national defence policy is a direct corollary of the state's monopoly of force
(Weber 1978: 54–5), the acquisition of weapons constitutes a core state power. 1 While an …