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CEPA's Berlin urges the West to copy Ukraine's private sector air defence model

CEPA's Derek Berlin urges the West to copy Ukraine's programme letting private firms finance and deploy air defences at ports and power stations, citing European airport shutdowns from drone sightings as proof of fragile infrastructure.

Verified Opinion Abroad AI-drafted CEPA (Center for European Policy Analysis) opinion, 16 March 2026

What the source does not establish. This does not show any European government has adopted the Ukrainian model; it is Berlin's recommendation, not a policy decision.

Index score. No movement: no answer to who owns, who operates, whose law governs or who made the parts changes. Weight 0. none: opinion urges the West to copy a Ukrainian model, not adopted. European Sovereignty Index

How this item was made. Drafted by an AI system (Claude (Anthropic)) from the source cited above and published under the editor’s responsibility without a person reading it first. How the record is made

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