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\nAt the time of writing, the COVID-19 pandemic still wreaks havoc around the world. Its scale and duration, as well as the full social and eco-nomic impact of lockdowns and social distancing mea-sures, are yet to be seen. Exactly how the pandemic and its aftermath will impact the defence policies of European states in the long-term remains uncertain for a while yet. However, some Europe-wide trends \u2013 eco-nomic, strategic, and geopolitical \u2013 are already visible. These will impact how Europeans (re)think their secu-rity after the pandemic, and therefore have implications for defence planners, decision-makers and armed forc-es throughout the continent. <\/i><\/p>\n
So far, there have been limited direct security con-sequences of COVID-19 in Europe and no major de-fence budget cuts have been announced. In the long run though, the post-pandemic outlook presents many challenges for Europe, from an increasingly volatile strategic environment to renewed pressure on defence budgets. The current crisis could lead to a multiplica-tion and reprioritisation of the tasks of the armed forc-es, in line with a review of national security policies to better encompass non-military threats and strengthen societal resilience.<\/i>\n<\/p>\n
\nHowever, not all changes in defence policy in the coming years should be interpreted as a direct impact of the pandemic. Certain long-term shifts in Euro-pean strategic thinking were already at play before COVID-19, in part to account for the changing stra-tegic landscape, difficult transatlantic relations, and rapid technological advances. Far from reshuffling all the cards, the pandemic appears to act as a catalyst: it has confronted European defence planners with more challenges and possibly fewer means in an ever-more uncertain world.<\/i>\n<\/p>\n
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