EU Defence Takes Off

EU Defence Takes Off

Author: thegeopoliticalpickle April 2, 2025 Duration: 43:25
1 Trillion Euros. That's what the EU Comission is aiming to unlock in order to ramp-up it's defence industry. How did we get here? What is the current state of EU's collective defence? How does the future of NATO look like with the current Trump administration?    Newsletter: https://substack.com/@thegeopoliticalpickle Disinformation Project: https://youtu.be/9TdDalo_XI0?si=pMOlJsPxu-CuW7rv All links: https://linktr.ee/thegeopoliticalpickle   #Podcast #Geopolitics #EU #EUDefence #US #Russia #Military 

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