Europe is rebuilding its military readiness after the war in Ukraine — but how prepared are NATO and EU states for a prolonged high-intensity conflict?

In this episode of The Security Affair, we examine Europe’s defence capability gaps, from ammunition stockpiles and logistics capacity to procurement bottlenecks, industrial expansion, and cross-border military mobility.

We also explore whether new innovation initiatives, joint purchasing programmes, and defence-industry investment are translating into deployable military strength — or whether structural weaknesses remain beneath rising defence budgets.

Our guest is Mabel Runyon, MA War Studies postgraduate at KCL.

Topics covered include:

• NATO readiness and ammunition shortages

• European defence production and procurement reform

• EU defence funding and joint purchasing

• Military mobility and infrastructure constraints

• The future of European strategic autonomy