Archangel’s Daniel Carew On Why Europe Can’t Treat Defence As Niche

Carew has spent his life circling defence—trained as an engineer, almost a military officer, then a PhD, consultant, and finally a venture capitalist. And through it all, the focus has been the same: building up tools that help with strategic defence.

Europe’s problem, Carew says, isn’t laziness. It’s chaos. Capability, willingness, and messaging, the three pillars of deterrence, are scattered across member states. Billions flow to Ukraine, but the effort looks uncoordinated. The result is uncertainty, both for adversaries and allies.

Archangel’s answer is to invest “defence first.”

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