defence, dictatorship, and warfare. They address defining events and institutions of the world in the twentieth century … Economics, which was awarded in recognition of their research.<b>Contents:</b> <ul> <ul> <li><b><i>Global Conflict:</i></b> <ul …

accumulated buffer in the downturn, thus impeding the anti-cyclical compensation. We provide some evidence that this was a factor … level of own funds, limiting the anti-cyclical impact of dynamic provisions. To be fair, the sheer size of the crisis was …

What is the case for defence and is it a worthwhile investment? This question is addressed for two contrasting nations …

The causal relationship between defence expenditures and external debt is investigated by applying a multivariate model …. Our estimation results indicate that defence expenditures and external debt for Turkey are cointegrated. To test for … results for Turkey over the period 1955-2000 suggest a long run and short run unidirectional causality running from defence …

In the last decade, European defence has undergone impressive changes. Military alliances between EU member countries … have strengthened, and a European defence industrial base is building up. But in a paradoxical way, European countries look … less capable of coping with important military crises, and their defence budgets are plunging. This paper proposes an …

Defence innovation systems are structured around two main groups of players that interact in the development of complex … capabilities of the French Government Agency for Defence (Direction Generale de l'Armement—DGA) have developed from “project … architect” to “project manager”. These new capabilities create new interactions in the French defence innovation system and new …