Why Europe’s Rearmament Isn’t Going to Plan

Buy a copy of Assembly Required and get 10% off using the code ASSEMBLY: https://toolong.news/collections/assembly-required

Europe rearmament push was dominating the headlines just a few months ago but recent reports suggest that the push isn’t quite going to plan with disagreements over procurement, military service and joint projects. In this video, we’re taking a look at this stall and how the EU is trying to get it back on track.

📰 Too Long: https://toolong.news/
💡 Got a Topic Suggestion? – https://forms.gle/mahEFmsW1yGTNEYXA

Our mission is to explain news and politics in an impartial, efficient, and accessible way, balancing import and interest while fostering independent thought.

TLDR is a completely independent & privately owned media company that’s not afraid to tackle the issues we think are most important. The channel is run by a small group of young people, with us hoping to pass on our enthusiasm for politics to other young people. We are primarily fan sourced with most of our funding coming from donations and ad revenue. No shady corporations, no one telling us what to say. We can’t wait to grow further and help more people get informed. Help support us by subscribing, engaging and sharing. Thanks!

Europe’s Rearmanent
https://defence-industry-space.ec.europa.eu/document/download/9db42c04-15c2-42e1-8364-60afb0073e68_en?filename=Joint-Communication%20_Defence-Readiness-Roadmap-2030.pdf
https://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/etudes/BRIE/2025/769566/EPRS_BRI(2025)769566_EN.pdf
https://www.politico.eu/article/nato-allies-defense-spending-goal-spain-gdp/
https://www.politico.eu/article/poland-military-training-war-defense-russia-belarus/
https://www.euractiv.com/news/sweden-mulls-extending-military-officer-conscription-age-to-70/

French-German Fighter Jet Project (FCAS)
https://www.economist.com/europe/2025/10/02/europes-biggest-military-project-could-collapse
https://www.euractiv.com/news/france-and-germany-doomed-to-stay-in-unhappy-fighter-jet-marriage/

Drone Wall Debate
https://www.reuters.com/world/eu-proposes-flagship-defence-projects-counter-drones-protect-eastern-border-2025-10-16/

German Conscription Debate
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cdrzjnrdd2ko
https://www.ft.com/content/cd1a6e8e-514f-4c56-973d-8541c1a1c87d

Analysis
https://www.friendsofeurope.org/insights/frankly-speaking-the-eus-defence-drive-lacks-a-plan-and-a-political-mandate/

source