Defence, diplomacy, crises, powers
(B2) A swarm of air, surface and submarine mine detection and destruction drones around a ship. This is the future for several maritime countries which have developed a project with this objective within
Read(B2) Recently published: (analysis) American Reaper drones, essential in European operations (exclusive) A French admiral appointed Chief of Staff of the European Union (V2) Focus on the Defense Council (14 may
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(B2) Drones have established themselves in contemporary conflicts. Widely used by the Americans, they are now used both for intelligence and for the destruction of objectives. Failing to manage to develop their own machines, the
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(B2 – exclusive) It is a name well known to B2 readers who will take over the general management of the European Union (EUMS or EMUE) next year: Admiral Hervé Bléjean. He will replace
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(B2) The Foreign and Defense Ministers of the 28 met in Brussels on Tuesday (14 May). Cooperation with the G5 Sahel has caught their full attention. And the usual subjects
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(B2) The European External Action Service (EEAS) has partially overhauled its crisis management structures. A general directorate for CSDP and crisis response was thus created,
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(B2 – Exclusive) In response to the Franco-German project for the aircraft of the future, the SCAF, London announced in the summer of 2018 that it would carry out its own program: the Tempest. But with whom and for what? Without Americans
Read(B2) Recently published: The 'Syria' blacklist extended for a year (blog) Elections 2019. Objective for the European United Left (GUE), save the furniture Project n°4. military mobility. From NATO to the EU (sheet)
Read(B2) The Council of the European Union decided on Friday (17 May) to extend the restrictive measures taken by the EU against the Syrian regime for another year until 1 June 2020. “In view of
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(B2) The need to ensure the rapid movement of military forces and equipment across the continent reappears from 2014 and the resurgence of tensions with Russia. The military mobility that NATO calls
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(B2) The Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz announced this Saturday (May 18) in an emergency press conference, in the evening, that he wanted to end his relations with his coalition partner, the FPÖ. He calls
Read(B2) The EU rule of law mission in Kosovo (EULEX) must leave, says Naim Rashiti, in a study published by CEPS. Ten years after the deployment of this mission in the service of
Read(B2) On May 8 and May 16, the Tribunal successively rejected three appeals by Iranian entities claiming damages (a total of $1 billion) from the European Union for abusive registration If the cases
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(B2) Recently published: (blog) A diploma on intelligence launched Lack of maritime presence, the embargo on arms in Libya remains theoretical PESCO and the FEDef help NATO. The US benefits from the market
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(B2) The suspension of the European maritime operation in the Mediterranean (EUNAVFOR Med / Sophia) has a very clear consequence: the arms embargo imposed against Libya remains theoretical Three searches without follow-up According to the
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(B2) The European authorities have just responded to the ultimatum posed by the Americans on the European Defense Fund (EDF) and the Permanent Structured Cooperation (PESCO) This letter, as long as the initial, is signed at
Read(B2) If we rely on the latest UN biannual report on the progress of the G5 Sahel Joint Force, everything is not really going as planned A worsening security situation The observation
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(B2) The Islamic group in Egypt, “Gama'a al-Islamiyya” (also known as “Al Gama'a al-Islamiyya”) obtained on April 10 the cancellation of its inscription on the blacklist anti -terrorist. The court of the EU
Read(B2) The Grand Chamber of the Court of Justice of the EU validated, on Tuesday (14 May), the Refugee Directive (Directive 2011/95/EU) in its provisions on the revocation of refugee status (or the
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