[Notebook 03.07.2025] European geopolitics – Defense. Diplomacy. Powers July 3, 2025 Emmanuelle Stroesser Association agreement, Development Assistance, multiannual financial framework, Battle Tank, China, European Commission, COPS, Human rights, Drones, OEDIP, United States, Georgia, Russian war in Ukraine, Delivery of weapons, Military mobility, Ammunition, European Parliament, Poland, Danish Presidency of the Council of the EU, Quantum Strategy, Turkey 11 min read
[Notebook 01.07.2025] European geopolitics – Defense. Diplomacy. Powers July 1, 2025 Emmanuelle Stroesser Germany, Arménie, Azerbaijan, Defense budgets, Bulgaria, Connectivities, COPS, Anti-aircraft defense, OEDIP, United States, EUBAM Libya, European Peace Facility, Finland, France, Russian war in Ukraine, helicopters, Hong Kong, Ireland, Italy, Malawi, Breaches, Montenegro, Combat ships, Poland, Portugal, explosive precursors, Danish Presidency of the Council of the EU, Radiocommunications, DROI subcommittee, Sweden, Terrorisme, Ukraine 15 min read
Kaja Kallas, on the committee bench in the hemicycle of the European Parliament, in Strasbourg (credit: European Parliament) [In Brief] NATO Summit: The 5% target under debate in the European Parliament June 18, 2025 Emmanuelle Stroesser Brief, Defense expenditure, United States, European Parliament, NATO Summit 3 min read
ICC judges (capture B2) [In Brief] US Sanctions Against International Criminal Court Judges. Should the EU Blocking Statute Be Activated? June 10, 2025 Emmanuelle Stroesser Belgium, International Penal Court, United States, Israel, blocking law, Slovenia 2 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
[Notebook 27.05.2025] European geopolitics – Defense. Diplomacy. Powers 27 May 2025 Emmanuelle Stroesser Albania, Green cap, Chinagate, SEDE Commission, European political community, Israel-Palestine conflict, Conseil de l'Europe, Development Council, European Council, COPS, European court of human rights, air defense, Belgrade Pristina Dialogue, Spain, United States, European Peace Facility, Gaza, Genocide, Russian war in Ukraine, Defense industry, Mauritania, Membership negotiation, Membership negotiations, Norway, Peacekeeping operations, Pact for the Mediterranean, European Parliament, Prisoners of war, DR Congo, Romania, Sanctions, Sipri 11 min read
[Notebook 22.05.2025] European geopolitics – Defense. Diplomacy. Powers 22 May 2025 Emmanuelle Stroesser Humanitarian aid, Frozen assets, Balkans, EU Military Committee, COPS, Security-defense dialogue, Egypt, Space, United States, EUPM Moldova, Gaza, Hungary, Israel, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Norway, CFSP, PESCO, Romania, SAFE, Serbia, Slovenia, EU-Africa Summit, Switzerland, African Union, Yemen 14 min read
[Notebook 15.05.2025] European geopolitics – Defense. Diplomacy. Powers 15 May 2025 Emmanuelle Stroesser Albania, Austria, Cyprus, Foreign Affairs Council, defense council, Conseil de l'Europe, COPS, MH17 crash, Humanitarian crisis, Defense expenditure, Enlargement, Presidential election, Legislative elections, United States, Gaza, Russian war in Ukraine, Iran, Libya, Moldova, Montenegro, Iranian nuclear, Ethical body, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Middle East Peace Process, EU special representative, Romania, Sabotage, SAFE, Sanctions, Serbia, Syria, Special Tribunal for Ukraine 16 min read
Friedrich Merz and Antonio Costa, May 9, 2025 in Brussels [Verbatim] Defense, debt, borders, Ukraine… What Merz says about it 9 May 2025 Olivier Jehin Germany, to the defense, Debt, Tariffs, United States, Defense financing, NATO, Ukraine 2 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
[Notebook 29.04.2025] European geopolitics – Defense. Diplomacy. Powers 29 April 2025 Emmanuelle Stroesser Development Assistance, Germany, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Cease fire, China, COPS, War crime, Cyber attack, Denmark, military spending, Space, Spain, United States, EUFOR Althea, Russian ghost fleet, Gaza, government, Greece, Guatemala, Russian war in Ukraine, Iran, Israel, Launchers, Marine, MFF 2028-2034, Ammunition, Iranian nuclear, NATO, European Parliament, EPP Party, Patriots for Europe, Netherlands, DR Congo, Romania, Russia, Rwanda, Sanctions 18 min read
The influx of Sudanese refugees at the border with Chad (ECHO credit June 2024) [Notebook 16.04.2025] European geopolitics – Defense. Diplomacy. Powers 17 April 2025 Emmanuelle Stroesser Combat aircraft, Bulgaria, COPS, South Korea, Humanitarian crisis, Defense expenditure, United States, F-16, F-35, Russian war in Ukraine, Hungary, artificial intelligence, Missiles, Moldova, Norway, European People's Party, Poland, Sudan 12 min read
Mohammed Mustafa and Kaja Kallas in Luxembourg, April 14. [Notebook 15.04.2025] European geopolitics – Defense. Diplomacy. Powers 15 April 2025 Emmanuelle Stroesser Humanitarian aid, Airbus, Albania, Germany, Saudi Arabia, Macro-financial assistance, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Chars, European Commission, COPS, air defense, Tariffs, United Arab Emirates, Space, Spain, United States, EUBAM Rafah, arms export, Russian ghost fleet, Greece, Russian war in Ukraine, Jordan, Nuclear threat, Norway, NATO, Palestine, Netherlands, space program, Russia, Sudan, Switzerland, Chad, Carrier, Ukraine 13 min read
[Notebook 10.04.2025] European geopolitics – Defense. Diplomacy. Powers (v2) 10 April 2025 Emmanuelle Stroesser Southern Africa, Development Assistance, Humanitarian aid, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, China, COPS, Tariffs, OEDIP, Egypt, Space, United States, European Peace Facility, Armed forces, Gaza, trade war, Russian war in Ukraine, Kosovo, Moldova, Indian Ocean, NATO, Uganda, Rheinmetall, Serbia, South Sudan, Sweden, Turkey 12 min read
At the Foreign Affairs and Trade Council, in Luxembourg (April 7, 2025). [Verbatim] Trade war: the EU still shows its hand but prepares its "arsenal" to face Trump 7 April 2025 B2 Writing Commerce, Tariffs, United States, trade war, Transatlantic relationship 6 min read
[Notebook 27.03.2025] European geopolitics – Defense. Diplomacy. Powers March 27, 2025 Emmanuelle Stroesser Peace agreement, Camps, COPS, to the defense, Space, Estonia, United States, EUNAVFOR Med Irini, F-47, Russian war in Ukraine, Hungary, Israel, Military mobility, Mozambique, NATO, European Parliament, Crisis preparedness, SACEUR, Sanctions, Serbia, Sweden, occupied territories 14 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
At the Foreign Affairs Council (Consilium). [Preview] On the agenda of the Foreign Affairs Council (March 17, 2025) (V2) March 13, 2025 Mathis Delamare Foreign Affairs Council, United States, Iran, Kaja kallas, talks, NonNotif, Sanctions, Syria 10 min read
