Capabilities of Defence Industrial and Technological Bases
In France, within the European Union, and globally
Programme
Defence and High Technology Industry
The Defence and High Technology Industry programme aims to inform French and European public and private stakeholders about policies conducted in the field of armaments and defence technologies and to provide recommendations on the key future directions of defence industrial policies. It notably relies on the network of European researchers from The Armament Industry European Research Group (Ares Group).
Defence industrial policy of states
Innovation policies in the field of defence and security
European integration in the field of armaments
Regulation, cooperation, and defence industrial policy, support for the defence industry
Armament export policy and export control regulations
International regulations
Arms trade, civil society and armaments, ethics and armaments.
Publications
Notes / ARES Group - The Armament Industry European Research Group
8 July 2025
Investing in European Defence Industry: The Case for a Sovereign Defence Investment Fund
Director, The Jacques Delors Institute (Paris)
Notes / ARES Group - The Armament Industry European Research Group
17 June 2025
The Involvement of Third-Country Entities in EU Defence Industrial Policies and the “European Design Authority” Concept
Senior Research Fellow, Head of the Europe, Strategy and Security Programme, IRIS
Notes / ARES Group - The Armament Industry European Research Group
14 May 2025
Sovereignty by Design? Security of Supply in Defence in the European Union
Professor, CSDS, Vrije Universiteit Brussel; Non-Resident Fellow, Real Instituto Elcano
The essentials
Notes / Europe, Strategy, Security
19 September 2024
Can the EU Become a Defence Customer in Its Own Right?
Senior Research Fellow, Head of the Europe, Strategy and Security Programme, IRIS
Notes / Defence and High Technology Industry
29 April 2024
The U.S. Industrial Defense Strategy after Ukraine
Notes / Defence and High Technology Industry
28 March 2024
“Wartime Economy”: From Buzzword to Reality? Changes in European Defence Industrial Strategies since February 2022
Notes / Europe, Strategy, Security
4 September 2023
The Impact of the War in Ukraine on the European Defense Market
Deputy Director, IRIS
Studies / Europe, Strategy, Security
20 October 2020
EU Defence Package: Defence Procurement and Intra-Community Transfers Directives
Directeur adjoint de l’IRIS
Ancien.ne chercheur.se à l'IRIS
Events
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The research team
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Senior Research Fellow at IRIS, in charge of the Defense and High-Tech Industry Program
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Deputy Director, IRIS
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Senior Research Fellow, Head of the Europe, Strategy and Security Programme, IRIS
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Research Fellow, IRIS
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Research Fellow, IRIS
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Senior Research Fellow, IRIS
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Associate Research Fellow, IRIS
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Associate Research Fellow, IRIS
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Associate Research Fellow, IRIS
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Associate Research Fellow, IRIS
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Associate Research Fellow, IRIS
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Associate Research Fellow, IRIS
