The emergence of EU defense research policy

Synopsis

This book explores European security and defense R&D policy, unveiling the strategic, industrial, institutional and ideational sources of the European Commission’s military research initiative. Starting from a well-defined empirical epicentre—the rise of non-civilian R&D priorities in the European Union—this book covers interrelated themes and topics such as

  • approaches to arms production and R&D collaboration
  • relationships between European R&D-related institutions
  • technology and research foundations of European security policy
  • past and present European armament collaborations
  • transatlantic R&D collaboration
  • the militarization of border security.
Description
Nikolaos KARAMPEKIOS, Iraklis OIKONOMOU, Elias G. CARAYANNIS. The emergence of EU defense research policy : from innovation to militarization. Cham : Springer International Publishing, 2018, 380 p.