Opinion: Why European Defense Stocks Are Besting Their U.S. Peers

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Management at large, public U.S. defense contractors have routinely referred to the mantra “the world is a more dangerous place” to explain positive growth expectations. That mantra may well be true, given the Russia-Ukraine war, China’s threat to Taiwan, North Korea and multiple contingencies and...
Byron Callan

Contributing columnist Byron Callan is a managing director at Capital Alpha Partners in Washington.

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