Dual-Use Innovation: How Defence Technology is Reshaping Germany’s Tech Ecosystem
The geopolitical shifts of recent years have created a new reality for European industry. It has become clear, at the latest since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, that technological sovereignty is not merely an economic imperative but an increasingly existential question of national security. Germany’s Zeitenwende marked a historic turning point in its […]
Germany’s “Zeitenwende” as a Labour-Market Shock: Why Defence, Aerospace and Dual-Use Are Reshaping Germany’s Industrial Landscape
The security-policy Zeitenwende is no longer merely a political slogan. It has become a structural reset for significant parts of German industry, with direct implications for capacity build-up, supply chains, innovation velocity and, above all, the labour market. Defence capability today is inconceivable without industrial scale—and scale, in turn, is impossible without the right leadership […]
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