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Middle Power and Great Power Agreements: Emerging Models for Capability Collaboration

Simon Chelton and Dr Philip Shetler-Jones
9 February 2026clockLong Read
The Italy–Japan–UK Global Combat Air Programme is a prominent emerging example of multinational equipment collaboration

The Italy–Japan–UK Global Combat Air Programme is a prominent emerging example of multinational equipment collaboration. Courtesy of Hunini/Wikimedia Commons

Simon Chelton and Philip Shetler-Jones analyse the factors that limit its application to partners with a certain profile and discover that the advantages it offers over alternative acquisition pathways will not be open to all.

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Simon Chelton

RUSI Associate Fellow, International Security

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Dr Philip Shetler-Jones

Senior Research Fellow, Indo-Pacific Security

International Security

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