Julien Malizard took place on Wednesday 9 October 2024 during the 3th edition of the Rencontres stratégiques de la méditerranée, organised in Toulon by the Mediterranean Foundation for Strategic Studies (FMES).
He took part, along with Alexis d'Aboville (ArianeGroup) and Benoît Rademacher (IRSEM), in the round table discussion «war economy and reindustrialisation: what implications for the defence industry in the face of the return of high-intensity conflicts?», hosted by Laura Kayali (journalist at Politico).
Julien Malizard's presentation, in conjunction with recent work by the chair, It focused on three points:
- Unlike Ukraine, France is not in a «war economy».», This is defined as a concentration of defence resources in excess of 30 % of GDP, as has been observed historically; ;
- Insofar as there is no major crisis justifying such a defence effort, it is appropriate to know the sticking points of the French defence industry in the event of massive rearmament ;
- Mass deployment will probably involve civilian industry, as we have seen in the field of drones in Ukraine, the defence industry remains essential to the management of major weapons programmes.
The proceedings of these meetings are available for download on the WFES website
The Rencontres Stratégiques de la Méditerranée is the leading geopolitical event in France. Each year, the two-day event takes place in Toulon and features a rich programme of round tables and presentations.
The discussions are led by a number of experts: researchers, senior managers and industrial representatives, civil and military authorities. The originality of these meetings lies in the FMES Institute's desire to bring together operational, academic and technological perspectives in order to decipher the major geopolitical challenges of the Mediterranean basin and the Middle East and their impact on the region, France and the European Union. More than 3,000 participants are expected to attend, including students, defence industry professionals, military personnel, diplomats, politicians, journalists and academics.
