BRUSSELS — European Union policymakers and NATO defense planners are navigating an increasingly complex geopolitical landscape, balancing industrial supply dependencies against urgent transatlantic export control directives on advanced telecommunications and photolithography equipment.
The security of allied defense industrial bases hinges upon shared standards for critical infrastructure screening and foreign direct investment (FDI) reviews. Harmonizing dual-use technological controls between Washington and Brussels remains an essential requirement for safeguarding allied naval and aerospace interoperability.