Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/323813 
Year of Publication: 
2025
Citation: 
[Journal:] EconPol Forum [ISSN:] 2752-1184 [Volume:] 26 [Issue:] 3 [Year:] 2025 [Pages:] 29-34
Publisher: 
CESifo GmbH, Munich
Abstract: 
Geopolitical tensions from Russia and partial US withdrawal highlight the urgent need to boost Europe's defense and tech autonomy. European defense is like a 27-wagon train with a weak locomotive - US pull is fading, and ReArm Europe Plan/Readiness 2030 boosts wagons, not the engine. War resource allocation mirrors the Colonel Blotto game - without flexible response, defense fails. It needs a single command and EU army in place. Easily revived, the 1952 EDC treaty offers a ready, scalable blueprint for an EU army - recognized decades ago, still actionable today, and extendable to other member states. Covid-19 called for swift action within existing rules; lasting global challenges demand institutional reform and deeper political integration.
Document Type: 
Article

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