The European Defence Fund (EDF) and its precursor programmes explicitly aim to strengthening the ‘global competitiveness’ of the technological industrial base of European defence. There is a major disconnect between such technologies and their potential impact beyond the profits they will generate. They will inevitably boost European arms exports and fuel the global arms race, which will in turn lead to more armed conflicts and wars, greater destruction, significant loss of life, and increased forced displacement.
Fanning the Flames – How the European Union is fuelling a new arms race
Fanning the Flames – Executive Summary
Authors: Mark Akkerman, Pere Brunet, Andrew Feinstein, Tony Fortin, Angela Hegarty, Niamh Ní Bhriain, Joaquín Rodriguez Alvarez, Laëtitia Sédou, Alix Smidman, Josephine Solanki
Published by Transnational Institute and European Network Against Arms Trade