Recently, the world witnessed a significant increase in the number of used drones, with a
global and continuous rise in the demand for their multi-purpose applications. The pervasive …

This Element introduces students, policy-makers, politicians, governments and business-
people to this new discipline within economics. It presents the recent history of the subject …

Identifying technology convergence is getting harder, especially in fast-evolving and cross-
technological fields. On the other side, natural language processing and network analysis …

Over the last thirty years, suggestions for how to develop defence capability have developed
rapidly. However, supporting theory and structured concept development lag behind …

European defence policy offers opportunities for spending more and better where better
achieves more from existing resources. Increased defence spending needs to be justified by …

Most research in defence centres on big NATO nations, while much less focus has been
given to smaller NATO nations. The paper explores this issue. First, the author redefines the …

Рассмотрена деятельность национальных лабораторий Министерства энергетики
США. Определена их особая роль в инновационной системе страны как института …

ABSTRACT The European Defence Technological and Industrial Base (EDTIB) is
considered as a key element in the quest for a European Security and Defence Union. The …

In the triangle of relations between major EU powers, the relationship between Germany
and the UK remains historically under-examined. Its implications for the future of European …

NATO is facing a unique crisis questioning its existence and future. This book provides a
detailed in-depth economic and critical analysis of the issues. It considers whether NATO …