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CEPA's Hidalgo Martinez: US pressure is making Europe less compliant, not more

CEPA's Natalia Hidalgo Martinez argues US pressure for higher defence spending is making Europe more autonomous, citing Germany's rise to the world's fourth largest military budget at USD 107 billion and Denmark's pick of SAMP/T over Patriot.

Verified Opinion Abroad AI-drafted CEPA (Center for European Policy Analysis) opinion, 20 March 2026

What it does not test. This does not measure actual European defence autonomy; it is Hidalgo Martinez's interpretation of scattered national procurement choices.

How this item counts. No movement: no answer to who owns, who operates, whose law governs or who made the parts changes. Weight 0. none: opinion reads a procurement trend, no rule or fund created. 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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