Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/268775 
Year of Publication: 
2023
Series/Report no.: 
SWP Comment No. 6/2023
Publisher: 
Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik (SWP), Berlin
Abstract: 
With the European Sky Shield Initiative (ESSI), Germany has made its claim as the leader in European air defence. Taking a joint approach to defence is a good step forward, but difficult to implement. Important European partners, above all France and Italy, are currently unwilling to follow Germany's lead. The lack of political unity shows that Germany's proposal does not take European security interests sufficiently into account, has failed to convince partners, and leaves many questions unanswered on the strategic, military, industrial, and economic levels. If the ESSI is to noticeably improve Europe's air defence protection, Berlin must provide answers about strategic balance, the development of the European defence industry, and militarily effective solutions. The acquisition of individual military capabilities will not produce a European Sky Shield.
Subjects: 
European air defence
European Sky Shield Initiative (ESSI)
European security
Germany as a leader in air defence
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Document Type: 
Research Report

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