# Europe needs a war economy

https://mins.news/en/item/112267

- Al Jazeera, 2026-10-23 07:08 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2026/10/23/europe-needs-a-war-economy?traffic_source=rss

> With US support increasingly uncertain, Europe must mobilise its financial and industrial strength to defend itself, sustain Ukraine’s defence and constrain Russia, the article argues. It calls for a permanent framework for joint EU borrowing to fund Ukraine and Europe’s defence industry.

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