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Notes / ARES Group - The Armament Industry European Research Group 21 mai 2026 Europe’s Arctic Test: From Ambition To Capability? Europe’s Arctic Test: From Ambition To Capability? Citer Partager Imprimeren PDF Ajouter aux favoris ARES Group On March 13, the Danish research centre Think Tank Europe (TTE) and the Armament Industry European Research Group (ARES Group) led by the French Institute for International and Strategic Affairs (IRIS) co-organised a conference dedicated to addressing the capability requirements needed to defend Europe and the Arctic. Russia’s war against Ukraine, intensifying strategic competition, and the increasing use of economic and technological pressure have underscored persistent shortfalls in Europe’s capacity to deter aggression, protect critical assets, and sustain prolonged military operations. Growing strategic competition in the Arctic is generating security and capability challenges of direct relevance to Europe as a whole, with Denmark and the wider Nordic region positioned on the frontline of these developments. The conference examined how Europe can address related capability gaps and strengthen industrial cooperation, with a focus on developing the specialised military and industrial capabilities required for sustained operations on the Arctic flank, including Greenland. To explore these issues, two panels were organized, bringing together high-level speakers from EU institutions, national administrations, defence industry and academia. The first panel, “European capabilities and the Role of the EU” explored whether the EU’s expanding defence toolbox can realistically help close these gaps, or whether structural constraints in industry, governance and national preference will continue to undermine collective capability building. The second panel, “The Arctic as a Strategic and Industrial Capability Frontier”, focused on how Europe, and Denmark in particular, can build the operational, technological and industrial capabilities required for effective and sustained action in the Arctic. Défense et Sécurité
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