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The Vulnerability of Europe’s Civil Resilience
What is the central argument of “The Vulnerability of Europe’s Civil Resilience”, and why does it matter for European defence and dual-use markets?
The Vulnerability of Europe’s Civil Resilience: The war in Ukraine has shattered the illusion. Defence-finance analysis; 5-page sourced DFM PDF report.
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Original DFM publication · DFM Analysis report · 2025-10-16
The war in Ukraine has shattered the illusion that security can be confined to military capabilities alone. A nation’s ability to survive a protracted crisis depends as much on its civil preparedness as on its armed forces. Civil resilience—defined as the capacity of a society to maintain essential functions under stress—has emerged as a decisive component of deterrence.
Across much of Western Europe, this dimension has atrophied after decades of peace and complacency. Governments dismantled civil defence structures, industries optimized for efficiency rather than redundancy, and citizens lost the habit of preparedness.
This analysis answers: What is the central argument of “The Vulnerability of Europe’s Civil Resilience”, and why does it matter for European defence and dual-use markets? What does this mean for European defence funding, procurement and investment decisions? How mature and defensible is the position described in “The Vulnerability of Europe’s Civil Resilience”? Which European actors, programmes and funding instruments are most exposed?
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- Governments dismantled civil defence structures, industries optimized for efficiency rather than redundancy, and citizens lost the habit of preparedness.
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What is The Vulnerability of Europe’s Civil Resilience?
A nation’s ability to survive a protracted crisis depends as much on its civil preparedness as on its armed forces.
Why does The Vulnerability of Europe’s Civil Resilience matter for European defence?
Across much of Western Europe, this dimension has atrophied after decades of peace and complacency.
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