Julien Malizard, Chairholder, was the guest on the 15th episode of Think strategic, podcast, the’Defence Academy of the École Militaire (ACADEM), Tuesday 9 May 2025.
Hosted by Daniel Desesquelle, the programme focused on the rearmament of Europe and France's position in this fundamental trend.
President Trump's desire to reduce the US military commitment in favour of the transatlantic alliance, while Russia continues its war against Ukraine, presents Europe with a twofold challenge:
- Strengthening its defence capabilities in the face of growing threats to its borders
- Ensure its strategic autonomy to reduce its dependence on American protection.
Faced with the current geopolitical upheavals, how can Europe become a unified and autonomous military power?
Julien Malizard and Nicole Gnesotto, Vice-President of the Institut Jacques Delors and former President of the IHEDN, discussed this issue.
Julien Malizard focused in particular on the challenges facing Europe's budgetary and industrial dynamics: American dependence, fragmentation, cooperation, etc.
