Defence, diplomacy, crises, powers
(B2) Operation Serval was launched by France to stop the Islamist offensive in Mali and allow the reconquest of the North to begin with the Malian army and initiate the war against terrorism. The beginnings From December 2010,
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(B2) The European Union adopted, on Monday (June 13), a package of new measures in the Sahel. The actions, estimated at 146 million euros and adopted under the Emergency Trust Fund for Africa, aim to strengthen support for the forces
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(B2) The EU Police Mission in Afghanistan (EUPOL Afghanistan) is coming to an end. The observation is clear, the mission has "failed to make the police the force of order in Afghanistan
Read(B2) Recently published: An autonomous Europe: the key word of the future Global Strategy A smell of Waterloo for France in the European diplomatic service After Brexit: no more single market
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(B2 – exclusive) Little by little the Global Strategy which could be “welcomed” by the Heads of State and Government on June 28 and 29, is being unveiled… At least B2 has been authorized to
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(B2) In the Top 40 of the management of the European Diplomatic Service (*), France will hardly have any national represented, with the departure of Alain Le Roy from the post of Secretary General of the EEAS and
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(B2) Guest of the Security and Defense Sub-Committee on Thursday 16 June, the former High Representative of the EU, Javier Solana, painted an uncompromising portrait of European defense policy. The first High Representative
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(B2) François Hollande and Juha Sipilä, the French and Finnish presidents, released a joint statement on Wednesday (June 15) in Paris in which they affirm their common ambition to "strengthen the policy of
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(B2) Macedonia (Fyrom) has become one of the weak points of the Balkans. Its latent political instability raises fears of an implosion of the country. The only way out, the Przino Accord, seems difficult to implement. AT
Read(B2) Recently published on B2 Pro and the Blog: A German-British team at the head of the EEAS The planning of a CSDP operation or mission The UN gives the green light to the control of
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(B2) The European diplomatic service (EEAS) will change its face in the coming days, as announced by B2 earlier this week (Read: Carnet 14.06.2016). Frenchman Alain Le Roy will, in fact,
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(B2) Planning for an operation/mission traditionally has three objectives: to prepare the options, to consider all the alternatives and to conduct the final plans. The options. Any CSDP operation/mission, civilian or military, starts
Read(B2) The UN Security Council on Tuesday (June 14) approved the resolution enabling tighter monitoring of the arms embargo off Libya. A unanimous vote, authorizing the use
Read(B2) The Council of the EU on Tuesday (14 June) extended the mandate of the European mission deployed in Kosovo to strengthen the rule of law (EULEX) by two additional years, until 14 June 2018. This
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(B2) It is rare for the resignation of a Head of Delegation of the European Union to cause such a stir. The departure of Hansjorg Haber from his post as Head of Delegation of the European Union in Turkey has however
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(B2) EU defense spending has increased for the first time in seven years, according to the latest review from the European Defense Agency. Half-hearted success in view of the various elements
Read(B2) The Court confirmed, on June 14, 2016, the judgment of the court in the case of the allowances received by the French MEP Jean-Charles Marchiani (close to Charles Pasqua) for “fictitious jobs” of parliamentary assistants (Read: Marchiani
Read(B2) Recently released: Go East! NATO deploys 4 battalions to its eastern borders On the agenda of the Foreign Affairs Council, June 20 The reform of crisis management structures at the EEAS
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(B2) As a good rock lover, the Secretary General of NATO, Jens Stoltenberg, should sing, this Tuesday (June 14), like the Pet Shop boys, a convincing “Go East”. The defense ministers of
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