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Space & Defence

  • The EU’s engagement in the Indo-Pacific: from bilateral to multilateral?

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    Jennifer Kalushi

    The Indo-Pacific has become central to the European Union’s economic security and geopolitical future, as its trade routes and defence-industrial supply chains are increasingly shaped by Sino–US rivalry. Therefore, the EU has adopted an Indo-Pacific strategy and has expanded its presence. However, a gap persists between ambition and capacity. EU-level initiatives remain largely limited to…

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  • The EU dual-use dilemma: balancing openness, security and competitiveness

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    Jennifer Kalushi

    This paper situates dual-use technologies at the core of the EU’s security–competitiveness agenda, among intensifying great power competition. It traces the shift from a defence-led to a civilian-led innovation model and argues that rapid civil–military convergence makes the binary ‘dual-use’ terminology no longer sufficient, pointing toward an ‘omni-use’ reality.

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