RIP FCAS: “Berlin pulls plug on Franco-German fighter jet”
On European defence integration and collaboration, it’s two steps forward, one step back (or sometimes three).
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In short: China's models are open, cheap and capable, America's are capable but very expensive.
The latter approach is not what will usually win the race.
Senior Research Fellow at Chatham House | Europe, geoeconomics of tech, European security | Currently ✍️ a book on subsea cables (Polity '26) | Amsterdammer in London 🇪🇺
