June 27, 2019 – B2 Pro The daily life of geopolitical Europe

An American C17 takes French soldiers to Mali (credit US Air Force - Senior Airman James Richardson - January 2013 - B2 Archives)

Strong tribute from France to its allies for their transport support

June 27, 2019 Nicolas Gros Verheyde transport aviation, Barkhane, Opex, Air transport 2 min read

(B2) The French Ministry of the Armed Forces wished to pay a very warm tribute to the allied air forces (European and North American) which are providing valuable support to Operation Barkhane, such as...

The Strategic Context Cases approved at the European Defense Agency

June 27, 2019 Nicolas Gros Verheyde European Defense Agency, capacity, Capacity Development Plan, priorities, R&T, research and technology, EU-NATO 3 min read

(B2) The European Defence Agency (EDA) defined, this Thursday (June 27), the first version of the 'Strategic Context Cases' (SCC). This is the advice…

The composition of the committees of the European Parliament is becoming clearer. First names, first distribution

June 27, 2019 Nicolas Gros Verheyde DISASTER, Elections 2019, THE THREE, European Parliament, HEADQUARTERS 2 min read

(B2) The distribution of committees in the European Parliament gave rise to an initial division between the different political groups who expressed their different wishes Foreign Affairs and Defence...

Clarke Cooper in Brussels (credit: State.gov - larke Cooper twitter

[Verbatim] Americans love the idea of a strong Europe as long as it cooperates with NATO (C. Cooper)

June 27, 2019 B2 Writing Clarke Cooper, EU Defense, duplication, United States, FEDEF, interoperability, PESCO, EU-NATO 6 min read

(B2) The Americans support European defense… But not without conditions: NATO must be taken into account and US interests as well. This is the meaning of the position that…

The Killer Robot, or SALA, a fantasy that quickly hijacks the more complex and nuanced AI debate. (Credit: Pixar)

[Decryption] Artificial intelligence: can Europe catch up?

June 27, 2019 B2 Writing cyber, IA, artificial intelligence, simulation, ROOM 7 min read

(B2 in Paris) Faced with the lead taken by the American and Chinese giants, Europe seems a war behind. The beginnings of a solution could be found in European specificities...

Italian Coast Guard, in Sardinia c Emmanuelle Stroesser / B2

[Decryption] Disembarkation of migrants: in the absence of temporary arrangements, guidelines. Coordination between the 28 skates

June 27, 2019 Nicolas Gros Verheyde landing devices, Right of asylum, Maghreb, Mediterranean sea, landing platforms, Rescue at sea 7 min read

(B2) The Romanian Presidency of the EU has failed to advance a shared solution among Member States to allow the disembarkation of migrants and refugees taken in…

Jens Stoltenberg walks towards the press, accompanied by Oana Lungesco (Credit: NATO)

After the INF (the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty), NATO is preparing with rather soft measures

June 27, 2019 B2 Writing Nuclear weapons, Council of Defense Ministers, air defense, Missile Defense, Disarmament, INF, Jens Stoltenberg, NATO, NATO-Russia, Advanced presence in the East 5 min read

(B2 at Alliance Headquarters) Russia has until August 2 to comply with the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Weapons Treaty (INF). Otherwise, NATO will have to…

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