Докато Европа не признае, че Русия е заплаха, няма как да реши отбранителния си проблем
Interview in Capital.bg...
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Seminar: The economics of climate change
In the summer semester of 2025, I will teach a Masters’ level seminar at Solvay Brussels School of Economics and Business at the Université libre de Bruxelles. The seminar will be based on our recent book “Th...
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Bachelor course: Topics in economics
This course will be taught in the new Bachelor of economics at Solvay Brussels School of Université libre de Bruxelles, course-link. What Is the Most Pressing Problem Economists Should be Addressing? This will be the sta...
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Fit for war in decades: sluggish German rearmament versus surging Russian defence production
This article was first published for German newspaper FAZ (pdf). The English version was put out by Bruegel. Russia’s war against Ukraine is one of attrition (Vershinin, 2024), notwithstanding the daring Ukrainian operat...
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Fit for war in decades: Europe’s and Germany’s slow rearmament vis-a-vis Russia
War is back in Europe and as it becomes long-lasting, the question of armament gains central im-portance. This report finds that Russian military industrial capacities have been rising strongly in the last two years, wel...
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Memo to the commissioner responsible for defence
You face the major challenges of Russian imperialism in the context of a potential United States retreat from Europe and a complex EU defence situation in which defence governance is spread across EU countries and variou...
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Gemeinsame Schulden als Ausweg?
Mein Interview im Deutschlandfunk zur Frage, wie Verteidigungsausgaben in Europa finanziert werden können und warum die französische politische Lage ein Problem für Europa ist – und warum die Probleme in der deutsc...
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What role do imports play in European defence?
The European Union wants to reduce reliance on imported defence equipment, but the reliance seems to be overstated. Our analysis for Bruegel The European Defence Industrial Strategy (EDIS), published in March 2024, propo...
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Debt financing European air defence
A case can be made for financing European air defence through issuance of EU debt. Our analysis on Bruegel. Introduction Ukraine is not the only part of Europe vulnerable to missiles and air attacks[1]. Cu...
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European Union debt to boost European air defence
European Union borrowing could help fund air defence for the continent, while taking pressure off national defence budgets. Oped published on Bruegel, Economista, and others. Ukraine is not the only part of Europe v...
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