Africa

[Notebook 10.07.2025] European geopolitics – Defense. Diplomacy. Powers

July 10, 2025 Emmanuelle Stroesser Association agreement,  Africa,  Albania,  Germany,  South East Asia (Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Philippines, Brunei, Vietnam, Laos, Burma, Cambodia),  Bosnia and Herzegovina,  camps,  Green cap,  China,  European Commission,  COPS,  CEP,  Embezzlement,  OEDIP,  EUAM Iraq,  EUCAP Sahel Mali,  EUFOR Althea,  EUSDI Gulf of Guinea,  EUTM Somalia,  Gaza,  Georgia,  Russian war in Ukraine,  Houthis,  Israel,  International justice,  North Macedonia,  Critical raw materials,  Red Sea,  Ammunition,  NATO,  European Parliament,  Central African Republic,  sanctions,  South Sudan,  Sweden,  Ukraine 13 min read

Lieutenant General Michiel van der Laan

[Interview] It would be better to engage in force generation before any decision to launch an operation (Michiel van der Laan)

28 April 2025 Olivier Jehin Africa,  EUMS,  Ukraine War 2022,  EUTM missions,  operations,  PSDC 13 min read

[News] DR Congo: Rwandan military leaders added to sanctions list

March 17, 2025 B2 Writing Africa,  restrictive measures,  DRC,  Rwanda,  sanctions 3 min read

Franco-Ivorian airborne troops training exercise. (©EMA)

[Decryption] Withdrawal of the French armies from their historical bases in Africa. The end of an era

26th January 2025 Romain Mielcarek Africa,  Ivory Coast,  France,  Gabon,  Senegal,  Chad 6 min read

[Portrait] The Sikela firm and the DG International Partnerships

10 December 2024 Emmanuelle Stroesser Africa,  European Commission,  DG Mena,  NDICI,  International partnerships 2 min read

[Notebook 05.12.2024] European geopolitics – Defense. Diplomacy. Powers

5 December 2024 Emmanuelle Stroesser Afghanistan,  Africa,  Frozen assets,  Balkans,  Money laundering,  European Commission,  Israel-Gaza conflict,  COPS,  Corruption,  Darfur,  Development,  Belgrade Pristina Dialogue,  Didier Reynders,  Womens rights,  OEDIP,  elections,  Space,  Spain,  EUNAVFOR Med,  War in Ukraine,  External instruments,  irini,  Italy,  knds,  Kosovo,  Defense white paper,  OSCE,  Palestine,  PESCO,  Poland,  Russia,  Sudan,  Syria,  Tik Tok 19 min read

Kaja Kallas facing MEPs on 12 November (photo: EP stream, selection B2)

[Verbatim] Audition. Kallas passes the exam with flying colors. Russia in his sights, blurry on the rest

12th November 2024 Nicolas Gros Verheyde Africa,  Commission 2024,  EU-NATO cooperation,  EU Defense,  Russia-Ukraine War 2022,  DR Congo,  Rwanda,  sanctions,  TeamEurope,  EU-Israel,  EU-USA 9 min read

Donald Trump as seen by his campaign team (feed: twitter Donald Trump - selection B2)

[Notebook 07.11.2024] European geopolitics – Defense. Diplomacy. Powers

7th November 2024 Emmanuelle Stroesser Africa,  Development Assistance,  Hearings,  Belgium,  Canada,  Von der Leyen Commission II,  European political community,  European Council,  COPS,  Debt,  United States,  War in Ukraine,  helicopters,  flooding,  Iran,  Israel,  Lebanon,  MFF 2027-2031,  NATO,  Netherlands,  DR Congo,  Refugees,  Rwanda,  Syria 12 min read

[Analysis] The first writing of Kaja Kallas. Strange omissions. The abandonment of strategic autonomy

4th November 2024 Nicolas Gros Verheyde Africa,  Analysis,  anti-Semitism,  Russia-Ukraine War 2022,  High Representative,  threat,  Middle East,  EU-NATO 5 min read

The ruins of Crocus City Hall, where the ISKP murdered 145 people, testify to the importance of the terrorist front for Russia. (©Russian Emergency Situations Ministry)

[Verbatim] From Ukraine to Africa, Russia does not seem ready to collapse?

7 October 2024 Romain Mielcarek Africa,  Ukraine War 2022,  Russia,  Russia sanctions 5 min read

(photo: Gov Ukraine)

[Notebook 24.09.2024] European geopolitics – Defense. Diplomacy. Powers

24 September 2024 Emmanuelle Stroesser Africa,  UN General Assembly,  Hearings,  To have frozen,  defense budget,  tank,  China,  Von der Leyen Commission II,  COPS,  elections,  Space,  EUSDI Gulf of Guinea,  Far right,  Guinea-Bissau,  Energy infrastructure,  Israel,  Lebanon,  League of Arab States,  Sakharov Prize,  Russia,  Satellite,  satellites,  Sudan,  South Sudan,  Switzerland,  Syria,  Czech Republic,  Ukraine,  Venezuela,  Yemen 16 min read

[Notebook 19.09.2024] European geopolitics – Defense. Diplomacy. Powers

19 September 2024 Emmanuelle Stroesser Africa,  United Nations General Assembly,  defense budget,  Von der Leyen Commission II,  COPS,  Finland,  Trust Fund for Africa,  France,  Galileo,  Italy,  Lebanon,  North Macedonia,  migration,  European Parliament,  Reinforced presence,  satellites,  Sweden,  occupied territories,  Venezuela,  Venezuela,  Yemen 16 min read

French FX. Bellamy during a plenary debate in Strasbourg, in 2024 (credit: European Parliament)

[Notebook 05.09.2024] European geopolitics – Defense. Diplomacy. Powers (v2)

5 September 2024 Emmanuelle Stroesser Africa,  Albania,  Germany,  Austria,  Azerbaijan,  Belgium,  Bulgaria,  ITRE committee,  COPS,  CEP,  Denmark,  OEDIP,  Epidemic,  Estonia,  Georgia,  Greece,  Russia-Ukraine War 2022,  Mongolia,  mpox,  NATO,  European Parliament,  Russia,  DROI subcommittee,  Tunisia 15 min read

Thierry Breton (Commission) and Sophie Wilmès (Parliament) on the esplanade in front of the European Parliament in Brussels (Photo: EP)

[Notebook 29.08.2024] European geopolitics – Defense. Diplomacy. Powers

August 29, 2024 Emmanuelle Stroesser Africa,  Algeria,  Germany,  Industrial base,  Belgium,  defense budget,  Bulgaria,  Burkina faso,  China,  Cyprus,  Commission 2024,  United Nations Security Council,  COPS,  Enlargement,  EUMAM Ukraine,  European Peace Facility,  France,  Frontex,  Gaza,  government,  Russia-Ukraine War 2022,  gymnich,  Lithuania,  Morocco,  NATO,  European Parliament,  Peace plan,  Poland,  DR Congo,  United Kingdom,  Rwanda,  Western Sahara,  Copernicus satellite,  Sweden,  Chad,  Terrorisme,  Thailand,  Tunisia,  Turkey 17 min read

[Notebook 25.06.2024] European geopolitics – Defense. Diplomacy. Crises. Powers. European elections

June 25, 2024 Emmanuelle Stroesser Africa,  Humanitarian aid,  Official development assistance,  Al Shebab,  Arménie,  Belarus,  Burma,  Association Council,  COPS,  European Court of Auditors,  Human rights,  Drones,  Children and armed conflict,  EUBAM Rafah,  EUPOL Copps,  European Peace Facility,  Gas,  Gaza,  Green Group,  Renew Group,  Haiti,  Iran,  Israel,  Kenya,  China Sea,  Patriot missiles,  NDICI,  NATO,  European Parliament,  Netherlands,  Romania,  sanctions,  security supply,  Slovakia,  Somalia,  Sudan,  Military support for Ukraine,  Maritime security,  Volt 18 min read

[Notebook 23.04.2024] European geopolitics – Defense. Diplomacy. Crises. Powers. European elections

23 April 2024 Emmanuelle Stroesser Diplomatic Academy,  framework agreement,  Africa,  Nuclear weapons,  Bosnia and Herzegovina,  CFSP budget,  Burkina faso,  Code of Djibouti,  COPS,  State of Palestine,  EUAM Iraq,  EUAM Ukraine,  EUCAP Sahel Mali,  EUFOR Althea,  EUNAVFOR Aspides,  EUNAVFOR Med,  EUPM Moldova,  Expulsion of diplomats,  France,  Iran,  irini,  Italy,  Japan,  Lebanon,  Independent ethics body,  Palestine,  third country,  Poland,  EU-Armenia,  Ukraine,  UNRWA 16 min read

[Notebook 15.02.2024] European geopolitics – Defense. Diplomacy. Crises. Powers. European elections (v2)

February 15st, 2024 Emmanuelle Stroesser Africa,  Arménie,  Settlers,  Israel-Gaza conflict,  COPS,  Defense expenditure,  Estonia,  France,  Nagorno-Karabakh,  Israel,  Ammunition,  NATO,  Russia,  sanctions,  Syria,  Ukraine 15 min read

[Notebook 01.02.2024] European geopolitics – Defense. Diplomacy. Crises. Powers. European elections

February 1st, 2024 Emmanuelle Stroesser Africa,  Humanitarian aid,  Belgium,  Burma,  COPS,  Corruption,  United States,  EUNAVFOR Aspides,  Facility (civil) Ukraine,  Fidesz,  Fund for Assistance to Ukraine,  Greece,  ECR Group,  Italy,  migration,  Military mobility,  Moldova,  NATO,  Stability Pact,  European Parliament,  Review of the MFF,  Sahel,  European summit,  Sudan,  Military support for Ukraine,  Chad,  Turkey 16 min read

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