Abstract

Over the past month, three analyses from distinct geographies (the United States, the Euro-Atlantic region, and the Indo-Pacific region) have examined how defense diplomacy shapes industrial bases, supply chains, and alliance-managed procurement. The GAO (US) report foregrounds risk stemming from dependence on foreign suppliers and proposes governance tools to improve supply‑chain visibility. The Atlantic Council (Euro‑Atlantic) advances a “production diplomacy” agenda, emphasising co‑production and synchronised procurement within NATO/EU. The ASPI (Indo‑Pacific) corpus, centred on AUKUS, dissects export‑control friction and institutional alignment needed for selective but deep technology cooperation. This article compares their premises, evidence, and policy implications and distils options relevant to Türkiye’s defence ecosystem.