Hajnalka VINCZE is a security policy researcher specialized in European and transatlantic issues. Her analyses deal with intra-European and Euro-American power relations, with a particular emphasis on the strategic dimension
and the technological-industrial basis. She takes position in favour
of an autonomous, political Europe. Her commitment to the
preservation and promotion of the European model makes
her a long-time advocate of the core Europe concept.

"The idea that there is one people in possession of the truth, one answer to the world s ills, or one solution to humanity s needs,has done untold harm throughout history-especially in the last century" (Kofi Annan, 2000)

Publications

Armaments issues in a transatlantic light

Presentation at CIFE-IEHEI Summer University, Budapest, 4 September 2007

Language of the original publication: French

After listing some of the major stakes related to the armament sector, a brief historical reminder is devoted to clarifying the context of the current debates. Then certain general characteristics of the American and European defence industries are going to be examined. Finally, misleading myths are to be deciphered, in particular the imposture of the technological “gap”, the holy horror inspired by the concept of “fortress Europe” and the tendentious praise of “complementarity”.

Full text in French, with a rough translation possibility into English at the bottom of the page.

(Hajnalka Vincze, Armaments issues in a transatlantic light, Presentation at CIFE-IEHEI Summer University, Budapest, 4 September 2007, 29,500 characters)

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