Accession Number:

ADA278332

Title:

European Community Defense Industries: Threat to U.S. Competitiveness

Descriptive Note:

Research rept. Aug 1992-Apr 1993

Corporate Author:

INDUSTRIAL COLL OF THE ARMED FORCES WASHINGTON DC

Personal Author(s):

• Logsdon, Deborah D.

Report Date:

1993-04-01

Pagination or Media Count:

52.0

Abstract:

This paper looks at the issue of competition between the U.S. and European defense industries as we move toward the year 2000. It is a survey of literature addressing the developing relationships between the United States and Europe, relationships within Europe itself as it wrestles with the processes of unification, and possible U.S. policies to strengthen its own defense industries and meet the potential challenge from Europe. The paper presents a broad scope of alternative views held by the many experts on these issues. Based on these views, the paper lays out a set of policy recommendations reflecting the majority views of the experts surveyed in the literature. There is a broad spectrum of opinion about the challenge the Europeans can potentially present to the United States and our ability to meet that challenge. At one end are the believers in the resurgence of US as capitalist power--the bound to lead syndrome--which can take on any challenge and win. At the other end are the believers in the inevitable relative decline of US economic and military power despite efforts we might take to prevent such a course.

Descriptors:

• *UNITED STATES
• *COMPETITION
• *ECONOMICS
• *INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION
• *NATIONAL DEFENSE
• *EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
• EUROPE
• INDUSTRIES
• POLICIES
• COMMERCE
• LITERATURE SURVEYS
• POWER

Subject Categories:

• Economics and Cost Analysis
• Government and Political Science
• Geography
• Defense Systems

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE