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The PESCO Paradox Applied to EDIP: Preventing a Second Delivery Valley in European Defence Industrial Policy

What does PESCO Paradox Applied to EDIP reveal about European defence funding, eligibility and procurement?

The European defence policy framework has, since 2017, demonstrated a consistent ability to generate cooperative structures, governance mechanisms.

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Platform publication · DFM Analysis report · 2026-06-13

The European defence policy framework has, since 2017, demonstrated a consistent ability to generate cooperative structures, governance mechanisms, and project portfolios at scale, most visibly through Permanent Structured Cooperation. However, the available institutional evidence indicates that this capacity has not been matched by a comparable ability to convert cooperative design into serial production, sustained procurement, and fielded capability.

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The PESCO Paradox Applied to EDIP: Preventing a Second Delivery Valley in European Defence Industrial Policy

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