Vol. 21 No. 1 (2026):

This issue commences with an article by Cind Du Bois and Caroline Buts examining the decline, stagnation, and recent reversal of Belgian military spending since the end of the Cold War in 1990. This is followed by two companion articles by Topher McDougal and Sean Campbell which analyse U.S.–Mexico firearms trafficking. The first estimates trafficking volumes and illuminates the feedback mechanisms linking legal gun markets, illicit flows, and violence; while the second examines how federal compliance citations affect subsequent firearms trafficking . The final article is by Josselin Droff and Julien Malizard and analyzes the evolution of French defense spending through the lens of President Macron’s declaration of a transition to a “war economy” following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15355/epsj.21.1
Published: 2026-04-22

Full Issue

Articles

  • Belgian military spending: A narrative of decline, stagnation, and recent reversal

    Cind Du bois, Caroline Buts
    5-16
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.15355/epsj.21.1.5

  • Taking stocks: Updating our understanding of U.S.–Mexico firearms trafficking

    Topher McDougal, Sean Campbell
    17-31
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.15355/epsj.21.1.17

  • Trigger warning: The effect of ATF citations on U.S.–Mexico firearms trafficking

    Topher McDougal, Sean Campbell
    32-46
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.15355/epsj.21.1.32

  • French defense spending: War economy “à la française”

    Josselin Droff, Julien Malizard
    47-64
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.15355/epsj.21.1.47