European defense debates increasingly revolve around budget targets, procurement coordination, and the aspiration for “strategic autonomy”. However, these efforts skirt around a far more fundamental issue: the lack of industrial and energy depth necessary to sustain credible military power. War is not only decided by technology and manpower, but also by production lines and fuel supplies. Deterrence and defense do not just require advanced weaponry but also the capacity to maintain and replace it on a large scale. To read the full report, Click Here.