Purpose The study aims to assess military procurement strategy in NATO countries labelled
as emerging markets (Czechia, Slovakia and Lithuania) and capitalist Norway, which vary in …

This article explores the effects of asymmetric alliances on states' decisions to develop an
arms industry. It conceptualises two types of asymmetric alliances: coercive asymmetric …

The European defense industry is undergoing profound upheavals, and traditional
innovation models may no longer be adequate. For this reason, further investigation is …

This special issue aims at contributing simultaneously to two key literatures within analysis
of the European Union (EU) which, until now, have developed in isolation of each other: one …

The paper summarises the evolution of the iron triangle of the mutual relationships amongst
the ministry of defence, defence industry, and the political elite in the post-communist Czech …

Progress made in European defence-industrial integration has been subjected to the
hardest test with the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. The conflict has had profound …

This article explores the effects of asymmetric alliances on states' decisions to develop an
arms industry. It conceptualises two types of asymmetric alliances: coercive asymmetric …

This article investigates the changes in the defense industrial base (DIB) of the small NATO
post-communist countries: Czechia, Slovakia, Hungary, Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia. It …

The multi-vector policy adopted by the Central Asian countries provides a basis for a flexible
approach in their relations with competing international actors to acquire payoffs from …

Abstract Post-Brexit referendum EU Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP)
developments have called for an enhancement of Germany's leadership in the CSDP. Given …