WILL PROTECTIONISM DEFINE THE POST-PANDEMIC DEFENSE INDUSTRY?

摘要

The world is facing the greatest global crisis of our generation. It is worth asking what a globalized world means after the COVID-19 pandemic, mainly in the context of the defense industry. Will it feature, as it did until recently, dynamic international trade and financial flows, globally integrated production chains, and an unprecedented flow of people and goods? Or, as many have speculated, will we see more protectionism, with countries protecting their markets and jobs, being more self-absorbed and less integrated? And how will the effects of geopolitical trends, accelerated by the current crisis, unfold in the decision-making of the military segment in a review of strategic plans?