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[Notebook 08.07.2025] European geopolitics – Defense. Diplomacy. Powers

July 8, 2025 Emmanuelle Stroesser Germany, Chemical Weapons, BRICS, multiannual financial framework, Tank of the future, COPS, Space, arms export, France, Fraud, Russian war in Ukraine, HTS, Iran, Israel, MFF, Motion of censure, Ammunition, NATO, European Parliament, Netherlands, Poland, Airspace protection, National Gathering, United Kingdom, SAFE, Defense satellites, Syria, occupied territories, Armored vehicles 12 min read

The official negotiating table between Russians and Ukrainians under Turkish mediation in Istanbul (Photo: MFA Türkiye)

[Notebook 03.06.2025] European geopolitics – Defense. Diplomacy. Powers

June 3, 2025 Emmanuelle Stroesser combat plane, Defense committee, Transport Commission, COPS, Cybersecurity, OEDIP, arms embargo, United States, EUNAVFOR Atalanta, EUNAVFOR Med Irini, Georgia, Russian war in Ukraine, India, SAFE Instrument, Libya, Fight against piracy, Military mobility, Ammunition, Iranian nuclear, opponents, NATO, Poland, Danish Presidency of the Council of the EU, DR Congo, United Kingdom, Russia, Sanctions, The Hague Summit, submarines, Switzerland, Turkey 13 min read

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[In Brief] A sixth-generation, three-headed fighter jet

June 3, 2025 B2 Writing combat plane, Brief, Italy, Japan, Joint venture, NonNotif, United Kingdom 0 min read

Ursula von der Leyen, Antonio Costa and Keir Starmer, May 19 in London

[News] EU-UK reset or how to rebuild ties, even tenuous ones, in defense

20 May 2025 Olivier Jehin cyber, Hybrid threat, Security and Defense Partnership, PESCO, PSDC, United Kingdom 6 min read

[Notebook 08.05.2025] European geopolitics – Defense. Diplomacy. Powers

8 May 2025 Emmanuelle Stroesser Humanitarian aid, Germany, European Investment Bank, Bosnia and Herzegovina, multiannual financial framework, Cyprus, COPS, 2023 Discharges, Community law, IHL, United States, France, Gas, Gaza, Foreign interference, Israel-Gaza, Kosovo, Lithuania, MFF 2028-2034, Anti-tank mines, NATO, Netherlands, oil, Poland, Revival, United Kingdom, Russia, Sanctions, Serbia, Sudan, Economic sovereignty, Syria, Turkey 11 min read

According to the report's authors, Europeans have no modern means, neither aircraft, nor maritime logistics, nor nuclear deterrence. A very US vision! (Photo: Army General Staff):

[Analysis] Are the Bruegel report and its European defense mechanism interesting? Answer: No

10 April 2025 Nicolas Gros Verheyde State aid, Analysis, Battlegroup, C2, defense capabilities, EDA, funding, Defense industry, European preference, United Kingdom, Treaty 13 min read

[Notebook 18.03.2025] European geopolitics – Defense. Diplomacy. Powers

March 18, 2025 Emmanuelle Stroesser South Africa, Germany, Arménie, Azerbaijan, Chinagate, COPS, Corruption, Daesh, OEDIP, Presidential election, Russian fertilizers, Space, United States, EUFOR Althea, EUMA-Armenia, F-35, Ukraine Facility, Russian war in Ukraine, Hungary, Italy, Kyrgyzstan, Defense white paper, Missiles, Norway, European Parliament, Portugal, Radio Free Europe, Romania, United Kingdom, Russia, Sanctions, Supercomputer, Syria, Tadjikistan 15 min read

The Polish, German, French, Italian and British defence ministers during their joint press conference in Paris on March 13, 2025. (©Romain Mielcarek/B2)

[News] The main security guarantee for kyiv must be a strong army (E5 ministers)

March 13, 2025 Romain Mielcarek Germany, Boris Pistorius, Cease fire, France, Guido Crosetto, Italy, John Healey, Poland, United Kingdom, Russia, Sébastien Lecornu, Ukraine, Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz 4 min read

[Notebook 06.03.2025] European geopolitics – Defense. Diplomacy. Powers

March 6, 2025 Emmanuelle Stroesser European army, Macro-financial assistance, Bosnia and Herzegovina, capacity, Israel-Palestine conflict, COPS, Cybersecurity, Denmark, Nuclear deterrence, Drone, OEDIP, Egypt, Space, EUFOR Althea, F-35, Cohesion Fund, PPE group, S&D Group, Russian war in Ukraine, Jordan, Arab League, Missiles, Ammunition, Norway, United Kingdom, Military satellite, Serbia, Sipri, Submunitions, Truce, Ukraine 10 min read

[Notebook 27.02.2025] European geopolitics – Defense. Diplomacy. Powers

February 27st, 2025 Emmanuelle Stroesser Airbus Defense, Arménie, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Defense budget, multiannual financial framework, Canada, Battle Tank, European Commission, COPS, Drone, United States, France, Iceland, Naval Group, 155 mm shell, Omnibus, European Parliament, Poland, United Kingdom, Military satellite, Slovakia, submarine, Space strategy 10 min read

[Notebook 18.02.2025] European geopolitics – Defense. Diplomacy. Powers

February 18st, 2025 Emmanuelle Stroesser Abkhazia, Germany, Austria, Russian frozen assets, armored, China, Munich Security Conference, COPS, air defense, Presidential election, Space, United States, EUNAVFOR Aspides, EUNAVFOR Atalanta, Finland, Georgia, single market, Norway, NATO, Political prisoners, DR Congo, United Kingdom, Russia, Rwanda, Sanctions, Slovenia, Syria 15 min read

The Speaker of the Ukrainian Rada, Ruslan Stefanchuk, in front of the European Parliament, in Strasbourg, Tuesday 11 February (credit: European Parliament)