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Great analysis by Perun of how Europe can/can't rearm, including in the context of the materiel relationship with the Yanks.

Some bits that stuck out for me:
- The importance of EU countries reforming their security clearances regime to enable skilled personnel to get to work quicker;
- The need for a grand bargain between the EU countries and DIB firms (like the WWII one in America) to (re)shape corporate incentives in line with the EU's interest in rearmament;
- The importance of EU states not going after blingy platforms such that they neglect the basics that sustain units (eg uniforms, logistics platforms);
- The EU's push for DIB indigenisation being an industrial strategy problem - if it wants to decouple materiel'ly from the US, no point buying tons of stuff subject to the US FDPR.
https://youtu.be/I0AOusajGsU