[Notebook 19.06.2025] European geopolitics – Defense. Diplomacy. Powers June 19, 2025 Emmanuelle Stroesser Germany, Macro-financial assistance, transport plane, Bulgaria, multiannual financial framework, COPS, Drones, OEDIP, Egypt, Enlargement, Space, France, Offenses, artificial intelligence, Iran, Israel, Lithuania, MFF, Moldova, Montenegro, Ammunition, Iranian nuclear, Defense Omnibus, NATO, PPE, Romania, aerial surveillance 10 min read
The French (T. Burkhard) and British (T. Radakin) Chiefs of Staff in London on March 24 (Photo: MOD UK) [News] A mock European force in Ukraine, far from the firing line? March 25, 2025 Nicolas Gros Verheyde military training, Russian war in Ukraine, black Sea, aerial surveillance 6 min read
(photo: MOD Bulgaria) [News] Space, navy, long range, cloud, mobility, support for Ukraine. Several agreements signed on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Washington (July 9-11, 2024) July 14, 2024 Olivier Jehin Long Range Weapons, Cloud, Mining, Military mobility, NATO, Washington Summit, aerial surveillance, maritime surveillance 6 min read
[Memo Sheet] NATO aerial surveillance over the Baltic countries 3 December 2023 Nicolas Gros Verheyde Territorial defense, Ukraine War 2022, Baltic countries, Russia, aerial surveillance 9 min read
[News] A (Russian) drone from Ukraine crashes in … Croatia. A failure of NATO air surveillance (v4) March 13, 2022 Nicolas Gros Verheyde Crash, Croatia, air defense, Drone, Ukraine War 2022, aerial surveillance 7 min read
[Case law] Leonardo loses his case against Frontex. The public market for maritime surveillance drones is compliant February 2st, 2022 Nicolas Gros Verheyde Drones, Company, Frontex, Leonardo, aerial surveillance 5 min read
[Decryption] Libya. The fifteen options put on the table by the EU to stabilize the country for ten years 6 September 2021 Nicolas Gros Verheyde Cease fire, Civil conflict, Arms embargo control, DDR, European Peace Facility, Training, Borders, Libya, CSDP missions, PSDC Options, Police, EEAS, SSR, aerial surveillance 22 min read
(credit: NATO/SHAPE) Allied NATO ground surveillance capability operational. Very useful in the Far North, in the East or in the Sahel! February 16st, 2021 Nicolas Gros Verheyde Drones, NATO, Sigonella, aerial surveillance 5 min read
Austria wants to think about aerial surveillance of the future July 30, 2020 Nicolas Gros Verheyde Austria, Euro Fighter, aerial surveillance 2 min read
Notebook (30.03.2020). Confidential. Defense. EU diplomacy. Crises. Neighborhood. Human rights. Security. Powers. Diary. To read March 30, 2020 B2 Writing calendar, Germany, Bangladesh, Cease fire, China, Judicial cooperation, COPS, coronabonds, COVID-19, EU Defense, Detention, Debt, IHL, Eamon, EUNAVFOR Med, Solidarity fund, Fraud, Frontex, Borders, irini, Khaleda Zia, Growth Hormone release, Libya, North Macedonia, Mauritania, MFF 2021-2027, ONU, NATO, Chairman of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party and former Prime Minister of Bangladesh. The EU, Silk Road, Sigmar Gabriel, aerial surveillance, torture, humanitarian truce, Turkey, EU-UK, Ukraine, USA, Yemen 13 min read
A French Falcon 50 aircraft on a surveillance mission (credit: SEAE / EUNAVFOR Med) The extension of EUNAVFOR Med formalized for six months. Intensified aerial patrols March 29, 2019 Nicolas Gros Verheyde Decision, EUNAVFOR Med, Libyan Coast Guard, Maghreb, Mediterranean sea, carry-over, aerial surveillance 2 min read
The days of supremacy in the air are over. NATO establishes air power strategy June 30, 2018 Nicolas Gros Verheyde Airstrike, NATO, NATO-Russia, Strategy, aerial surveillance 1 min read
Notebook (05.03.2018). PESCO (observers, third countries). US-EU-Agency (freeze). Ukraine (embezzlement). Operation Sophia (intelligence cell, Slovenia). Defense (France Epicure, EDIDP plenary, text, Foreign Investments commission, Lockheed leader, SGDSN, RTD Truck, Russia-EU). Venezuela (meeting). Libya (evacuations). Sierra Leone (MOE). Slovakia (survey). Ukrainian Gas (Sefkovic). Burkina Faso (terrorism). Nigeria (humanitarian). Bangladesh (Rohingya). OJ March 5, 2018 B2 Writing EDIDP, EUNAVFOR Med, Florence Parly, France, Lockheed Martin, Renault Defense Trucks, information, Slovenia, aerial surveillance 11 min read
On the Aegean Sea, opinions differ between the Turkish Fikri Isik (on the left), the British Michael Fallon (in the center) and the German Ursula von der Leyen (on the right) on the maintenance of this operation (credit: NATO) Exit Active Endeavour. NATO sets up Sea Guardian in the Mediterranean. Hiatus in the Aegean Sea 27 October 2016 Nicolas Gros Verheyde Active Endeavor, maritime patrol aircraft, maritime cooperation, Migrant crisis, United States, EUNAVFOR Med, Libya, Maghreb, Marine, Mediterranean sea, Aegean Sea, NATO-EU, Sea Guardian, aerial surveillance, Turkey, EU-Turkey 5 min read
The Minister of Defense at the press conference (credit: MOD Bulgaria) The Bulgarians out of engine on their Mig29 and still dependent on the Russians? 19 October 2016 Nicolas Gros Verheyde Strategic autonomy, Fighter jet, Aviostart, Bulgaria, Market Contracts, United States, Mig29, Nikolai Nentchev, Air police, aerial surveillance 5 min read
One of the Awacs engaged in the NATO campaign in Libya - at Trapani airport (B2 archives - credit: Canadian Forces / MA Gaudreault) NATO is more involved in Iraq and in the coalition against Daesh 20 May 2016 Nicolas Gros Verheyde Awacs, Daesh, Inherent Resolve, Iraq, NATO, aerial surveillance, Syria, Turkey 3 min read
A mig 21 taking off (photo: Croatian MOD - MORH/ T. Brandt) Croatian hunting grounded. A matter of state 16 April 2016 Nicolas Gros Verheyde Fighter jet, Bulgaria, Corruption, Croatia, Mig 21, Update, aerial surveillance, Ukraine, UKRSPECEXPORT 1 min read
NATO inaugurates its joint ISR capability February 11st, 2016 Nicolas Gros Verheyde Marking, NATO, Reactivity plan, information, Chicago Summit, Wales Summit, aerial surveillance 1 min read
