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Total Defense and War Before the War
What is the central argument of “Total Defense and War Before the War”, and why does it matter for European defence and dual-use markets?
Total Defense and War Before the War: The contemporary strategic environment requires a radical. Defence-finance analysis; 5-page sourced DFM PDF report.
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Original DFM publication · DFM Analysis report · 2025-08-29
The contemporary strategic environment requires a radical rethinking of the concept of defense. Security can no longer be imagined as the mere sum of conventional military capabilities, to be activated only at the moment of armed aggression.
The experience of recent decades shows that war does not break out suddenly but matures over time, through a series of below-threshold actions, economic pressures, disinformation campaigns, and cognitive manipulations that gradually erode the resilience of societies. Faced with this reality, a total defense approach becomes essential, involving military, economic, technological, social, and informational dimensions.
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What is Total Defense and War Before the War?
Security can no longer be imagined as the mere sum of conventional military capabilities, to be activated only at the moment of armed aggression.
Why does Total Defense and War Before the War matter for European defence?
Faced with this reality, a total defense approach becomes essential, involving military, economic, technological, social, and informational dimensions.
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