Arms Trade Issues in Europe in 2025

How will wars in Israel/Gaza and Ukraine continue to shape European arms trade in 2025? How are states responding to an incoming Trump presidency?

As many European countries have ramped up arms production in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and the European Union has set aside funds dedicated for doing so, relations with an incoming Trump administration and his approach to NATO will be telling. Some states may further militarize – nationally or cooperatively –  in a push for greater independence from the U.S., with a significant risk that this will lead to more arms trade from Europe and to regions of concern.

The varied response of European countries to arming Israel, and participation in the F-35 program, is also likely to continue to test commitments to human rights and conflict avoidance that are supposed to be at the heart of some European arms exporters’ policies. 

Join with an expert panel to discuss these trends, and their suggestions for what should be done.

Panelists:

Sam Perlo-Freeman, Research Coordinator, Campaign Against Arms Trade (UK) 

• Ruth Rohde, Researcher and Project Coordinator, Shadow World Investigations
• Wendela de Vries, Researcher/Activist, Stop Wapenhandel
• Frank Slijper, Project Leader, Arms Trade, PAX (moderator)

DATE: Monday, January 13, 2025
TIME: 16:00-17:00 CET
LOCATION: Virtual

For registration go to: https://www.forumarmstrade.org/lookingahead2025events.html#Europe