[Notebook 25.02.2025] European geopolitics – Defense. Diplomacy. Powers February 25st, 2025 Emmanuelle Stroesser Humanitarian aid, Germany, Ariane 6, Pirate attack, Palestinian Authority, disasters, ICRC, Foreign Affairs Council, European Council, COPS, Egypt, Russian war in Ukraine, Israel, Lebanon, Maintain the peace, Pact for the Mediterranean, Weapons production, DR Congo, Romania, EUSR Central Asia, RSUE Gulf, Rwanda, sanctions, Serbia, Somalia, Syria 13 min read
[Notebook 13.07.2023] European geopolitics – Defence. Diplomacy. Crises. Powers July 13, 2023 Emmanuelle Stroesser Humanitarian aid, Albania, Saudi Arabia, Armenia-Azerb, Benin, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Budget 2024, Burkina faso, ICRC, Bridging clauses, COPS, Corruption, Cuba, The Greens Group, Lebanon, Freedom of press, North Macedonia, Moldova, Ethical body, Uzbekistan, Palestine, European Parliament, PESCO, Portugal, sanctions, Semiconductors, Syria, Turkey 16 min read
[News] Belgrade and Pristina agree to speed up search and identification of missing persons 4 May 2023 Nicolas Gros Verheyde ICRC, Belgrade Pristina Dialogue, War, Independence, Kosovo, Missing persons 6 min read
[Notebook 04.10.2022] Defense. NATO. Diplomacy. Crises. Security. Powers 4 October 2022 Emmanuelle Stroesser Afghanistan, Belarusian, Budget 2023, Burkina faso, ICRC, European political community, COPS, Rebellion, EDIRPA, EUNAVFOR Med, France, Hungary, Iraq, Iran, irini, Israel, Latvia, Lebanon, Minusma, Moldova, Nicaragua, NATO, European Parliament, Poland, Russia, Slovakia, Somalia, Prague Summit, Ukraine, Yemen 22 min read
Corridor or humanitarian access in Ukraine. An international obligation difficult to put into practice March 18, 2022 Emmanuelle Stroesser ICRC, IHL, free, War, Open 4 min read
[Notebook 05.10.2021]. Confidential. Defense. Diplomacy. Security. Powers 5 October 2021 Emmanuelle Stroesser Algeria, Saudi Arabia, Austria, Barkhane, ICRC, COPS, Misinformation, Airspace, Ethiopia, Eulex Kosovo, Tax evasion, FAC, European Peace Facility, Autonomous force, France, Greece, Renew Group, Guinea, helicopters, Ireland, Mali, Military mobility, PESCO, SatCen, SCAF, Balkan Summit, Sudan, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Transnistria, Yemen 24 min read
[Notebook 16.03.2021]. Confidential. Defense. Operations. Equipment. Diplomacy. Penalties. Crisis areas. Human rights. Security. Powers. People March 16, 2021 Emmanuelle Stroesser ACP, Afghanistan, Africa, Antony blinken, Austria, Belarus, Black Hawk, Bolivia, Bulgaria, ICRC, COPS, COVID-19, Defend Europe 21, Belgrade Pristina Dialogue, FAC, European Peace Facility, G7, Greece, Helicopter, Hong Kong, Ireland, Jeanine à à ± ez, Michelle Bachelet, Minusma, NDICI, Nexter, Nicolas Chamussy, NATO, Political process, Electoral reform, Repression, United Kingdom, Sahel, sanctions, SatCen, 21 Steadfast Defender, schengen information system, Turkey, vaccines, Yemen 12 min read
Notebook (23.11.2020). Confidential. Defense. EU diplomacy. Crises. Human rights. Homeland security. Diary 23th November 2020 Emmanuelle Stroesser Anlk Bijlevel, Budget support, Army, Armaments, poor, Belarusian, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Boxer, CARD, ICRC, COPS, COVID-19, Human rights, Egypt, EIPR, Ethiopia, Europol, Arms exports, Frontex, Ghana, Nagorno-Karabakh, India, Jacques Maire, Fight against terrorism, Michele Tabarot, Activists, Death penalty, PSDC, United Kingdom, Senegal, Humanitarian situation, Tigre, ylva johansson 7 min read
Katia Sorin, head of the ICRC delegation in Ethiopia (credit: ICRC 2020) Ethiopia. Potentially explosive humanitarian situation with the conflict in Tigray (ICRC) 22th November 2020 Emmanuelle Stroesser ICRC, conflict, Displaced, Ethiopia, free, Katia Sorin, Open, Tigray region 6 min read
Notebook (17.04.2020). Confidential. Defense. Operations. Penalties. EU diplomacy. Crises. Coronavirus. Security. Powers 17 April 2020 B2 Writing Africa, calendar, emergency aid, Humanitarian aid, Brexit, Budget 2020, Charles De Gaulle, Charles Michel, ICRC, Future of Europe Conference, COPS, Korea, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Daech, David Sassoli, Deconfinement, EU Defense, EUTM Mali, drilling, František Ridzák, HCR, MFF 2021-2027, New Zealand, OIM, OMS, NATO, Peaceful, European Parliament, Aircraft carrier, repatriations, plenary session, European summit, task force, Turkey, Ukraine, Ursula von der Leyen 9 min read
[Interview] Idlib, extremely difficult situation. Syria, the children of foreign fighters to be repatriated urgently (Peter Maurer, ICRC) March 5, 2020 Nicolas Gros Verheyde Humanitarian aid, ICRC, Foreign fighters, Syrian conflict, children's rights, free, Idlib, Libya, Open, CFSP 7 min read
Between Ukraine and Russia, in Paris, a small step towards dialogue. Not enough to lift the sanctions? (v2) 12 December 2019 Nicolas Gros Verheyde Angela Merkel, Cease fire, ICRC, Franco-German couple, Donbass, prisoner exchange, elections, Elysium, Emmanuel Macron, Normandy format, Steinmeier formula 8 min read
Notebook (11.06.2018). EUCAP Sahel (report). Al Qaeda (modification). Burundi (democracy). Jordan (help). EU-Israel (tensions). Bemba (acquittal). Defense (expenses). Rep. Czech (OPEX). Libyan Coast Guard (Appeal). Frontex (France). OJ June 11, 2018 B2 Writing Humanitarian aid, ICRC, Court of Audit, Human rights, Internal Security Forces, Frontex, G7, Jordan, Mali, Mark Rutte, Military mobility, Niger, NATO-EU, European Parliament, Russia, SOS Mediterranean, Yemen 7 min read
Alexandre Faite (Credit: Leonor Hubaut / B2) In Yemen, it is urgent to save collapsing infrastructure (ICRC) 18 April 2018 B2 Writing Development Assistance, Humanitarian aid, ICRC, free, Open, Yemen 7 min read
OSCE monitors still do not have access to all areas in eastern Ukraine (credit: OSCE) In eastern Ukraine, volatile situation and Minsk agreements flouted 23 December 2017 Nicolas Gros Verheyde Minsk agreements, Angela Merkel, ICRC, Franco-German couple, Emmanuel Macron, Eastern Ukraine, Civil war, OSCE, Prisoners of war, Russia, Christmas Truce, Ukraine 3 min read
To finance humanitarian aid, the ICRC launches an investment fund 8 September 2017 Nicolas Gros Verheyde Africa, Humanitarian aid, ICRC, Private financing, Handicap, Mali, Nigeria, DR Congo 2 min read
[Verbatim] “The dangers of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict should not be underestimated” (Federica Mogherini) 14 April 2016 B2 Writing Arménie, Azerbaijan, ICRC, Frozen conflict, Federica Mogherini, Minsk Group, Nagorno Karabakh, EU High Representative, Iran, Confidence-building measures, OSCE, European Parliament, proxy war, Russia, Turkey 5 min read
[Interview] Return from Iraq: what the Islamic State is changing! (Patrick Youssef, ICRC) 25 December 2015 B2 Writing Al Zarqawi, ICRC, Humanitarian crisis, Daesh, Political dialogue, Islamic state, Interview, Iraq, Peshmerga 5 min read