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Received: 2026-01-14 | Accepted: 2026-03-18 | Published: 2026-06-30

Title

European security, defence industry and sustainable development: Institutional transformation towards strategic autonomy and long-term resilience

Abstract

Security and stability constitute fundamental prerequisites for the long-term sustainable development of societies. The return of high-intensity interstate warfare to Europe following Russia’s aggression against Ukraine has profoundly altered the European security environment and challenged long-established assumptions underpinning European integration and development. This article analyses the transformation of European security, the defence industry and the institutional role of the European Union in the context of efforts to strengthen strategic autonomy and long-term resilience. Drawing on a qualitative analytical approach based on the analysis of strategic documents, policy initiatives and academic literature, the article identifies structural weaknesses of the European defence technological and industrial base, assesses the growing involvement of the Union in defence industrial policy and defence financing, and highlights the broader implications of these processes for Europe’s sustainable development. The findings indicate that security, the defence industry and institutional adaptation are increasingly interconnected, and that the ability to ensure security and defence, reduce strategic dependencies and strengthen industrial resilience represents a key condition for Europe’s sustainable development in an increasingly unstable global environment.

Keywords

European security, defence industry, sustainable development, strategic autonomy, institutional transformation, resilience

JEL classifications

F52 , H56 , L64 , O19

URI

http://jssidoi.org/jesi/article/6639

DOI

DOI 10.9770/d7745848262

Pages

52-64

Funding

This is an open access issue and all published articles are licensed under a
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

Authors

Jurčák, Vojtech

Armed Forces Academy of General Milan Rastislav Štefánik, Liptovský Mikuláš, Slovakia http://www.aos.sk

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Gubáš, František

Armed Forces Academy of General Milan Rastislav Štefánik, Liptovský Mikuláš, Slovakia http://www.aos.sk

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Journal title

Entrepreneurship and Sustainability Issues

Volume

Number

Issue date

June 2026

Issue DOI

DOI 10.9770/w3284377977

ISSN

ISSN 2345-0282 (online)

Publisher

VšĮ Entrepreneurship and Sustainability Center, Vilnius, Lithuania

Cited

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References

Andersson, J. J. (2023). Building weapons together (or not) – How to strengthen the European defence industry. European Union Institute for Security Studies https://sdu.sk/5oiJW