State–defence industry relations in the European context: French and UK interactions with the European Defence Agency

Antonio Calcara

doi:10.1080/09662839.2017.1384379

State–defence industry relations in the European context: French and UK interactions with the European Defence Agency

Antonio Calcara

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While many have noted that EU member states have different preferences over the prospect of an integrated EU defence, analyses that specifically explore state–industry relations in the definition of EU defence-industrial issues, and in the evolution of the Common Security and Defence Policy in general, are lacking. This is surprising, given that different configurations of government–industry relations have represented a persistent impediment to European defence-industrial cross-border collaboration. This article investigates how state–defence industry relations impact on member states’ preferences towards the EU defence-industrial framework. Based on the case studies of the interaction of France and the UK with the European Defence Agency, this analysis focuses on the difference between public and private defence firms’ governance settings as the crucial explanatory variable accounting for diverging member states’ preferences in this domain.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	527-551
Number of pages	25
Journal	European Security
Volume	26
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/09662839.2017.1384379
Publication status	Published - 2017

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In contrast, the emphasis on industrial aspects was clearly visible in the French documents (Reprèsentation Permanente ). Paris pushed for a more independent agency, able to organise autonomous industrial projects and research and technology (R&T) activities (Giovacchini , pp. 185–189). This stance was supported by the European defence corporations, which consider EDA as a tool to promote new cooperative programmes in support of the European defence-industrial base. The vice president of the EADS-Airbus Group, for instance, called for the establishment of a “European Security and Defence Research Agency” (European Convention , pp. 1–2).

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Defence industries
European defence
European Union
France
UK

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