title: Drivers and Impact of European Defence Market Integration: A Literature Meta-Synthesis with Economic Focus
abstract: The Ukraine war, the aftermath of COVID-19, Brexit and shifting US geostrategic interests are putting pressure on the European defence situation, strategy and budgets.The current crises expose warfare capability gaps in the European armed forces and capacity constraints of the European defence industry after decades of the peace dividend.More nations are calling for stronger engagement of the EU in the defence sector to overcome these challenges and complete the European defence sector integrati
journal: Defence and Peace Economics