A Czech BMP-2 infantry fighting vehicle deployed in Afghanistan in 2009. The Czech military is eager to swap its Soviet-era IFVs for modern machines priced at more than $10 million each. Photo by Jonathan Mallard / Wikimedia Commons.

More than money, a change of attitude is needed in order to modernize the continent’s defense strategy.

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