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Notebook (31.07.2019). Confidential (PEDID Defense Fund, High Representative). CFSP (Sudan). PSDC operations (Strait of Hormuz). Defense (Objective 2%. Bulgaria F16. Serbia Mistral. Germany Patriot. Robotic takeover. Poland T-72. Netherlands maintenance). Diplomacy…

(B2) Recently published: Is a 'confidential defence' report subject to copyright. An apparently absurd, but very concrete question (blog) Operation Kipion: the reinforced presence of the Royal Navy in the Gulf.

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Notebook (24.07.2019). Confidential (COPS. Commissioners). CFSP (Ideas, EU-Morocco). Operations (MINUSMA British deployment). Defense (Tempest Sweden. UK Hypersonic contract. AED funding. Bulgaria armored vehicles). Diplomacy (Iran Jcpoa and visit . West Bank…

(B2) Recently published: Boris Johnson becomes the new Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (exclusive) The agreement on the status of EUCAP Sahel Mali ratified To build a Europe of Defense, we must work with all the

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Notebook (10.07.2019). Confidential (COPS, Support to Ukraine). PESC (Sudan Haavisto, G5 Sahel. Sanctions Venezuela). Operations (Heads EUPOL Copps and EUBAM Rafah). Defense (MRTT France. Tempest Sweden. A400-M refueling). Diplomacy (Iran…

(B2) Recently published: (confidential) Commission 2019. About ten Commissioners already appointed: 5 women, 5 men (analysis) Repositioning the post of High Representative in a more strategic function (blog) Le cordon sanitaire

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Notebook (08.07.2019). Confidential (CPCC. Dep. PSDC. Turkmenistan Delegation). Defense (Finland E. Pyötsiä. Italian Navy. French support ship. Lithuanian armor). Diplomacy (Libya mediation. Sudan transition. Syria oil. Iran Enriched Uranium.…

(B2) Recently published: The members of the Defense sub-committee (SEDE) (blog) A military school that has become a public educational establishment (sheet) The CDP capacity development plan, 2018 version An Italian takes up the post

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Notebook (21.06.2019). PESC (High Representative. JCPOA, Crash MH17). Defense (Outsourcing. Finland CHOD. Cyberdefense CCDCOA. Thales Eurodrone. Germany frigate TKMS. Sweden Submarine SAAB. Norway Ground air Raytheon). Diplomacy (EU-USA Mogherini.…

(B2) Recently published: (blog) Centrafrique. The first detachment to Bouar leaves Forages sauvage in Cypriot waters. Disgruntled EU waves 'sanctions' rag against Turkey Summit conclusions adopted. Several points of contact

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Notebook (15.05.2019). Confidential (Cyber ​​Sanctions, COPS). PESC (Peace Facility, RCA sanctions). Defense (Belgium ships. Poland battle tank. Visegrad + 2. Poland-USA negotiation. Latvia-USA agreement). Diplomacy (EU-Afghanistan cooperation.…

(B2) Recently published: Facing the Americans, Federica Mogherini holds the helm, firm Mobilité militaire. 22 countries agree to simplify border crossing formalities (blog) The Abraham Lincoln will sail without Spanish support. Decision to

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Two groups of Georgian officers were evaluated this week: the first for its ability to arm a NATO staff, the second for its ability to organize such an exercise. (©B2/Romain Mielcarek)
'OpenNATORussia Ukraine Caucasus

Georgia, a good student of NATO, is fighting for its place in the Alliance, from the Black Sea to Afghanistan

(B2 in Tbilisi) Important week for Georgia, as part of its efforts to get closer to NATO. The army organized a NATO staff exercise: a first for a country that is not a member of the Alliance,

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Notebook (22.03.2019). Confidential (CBSD, Peace Facility). Operations (Bundeswehr Afghanistan). Defense (EDA financing, Screening of Investments, Belgium fallout F-35, Germany critical US, multinational HQ North, Slovenia-China). Diplomacy (Karadzic condemnation, Venezuela…

(B2) Recently published: (blog) Operation Redfold launched in the United Kingdom (blog) Classes resume in Koulikoro A Brexit postponed by a few weeks… Disinformation: the 28 ask access providers and social networks to be

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Notebook (18.02.2019). Confidential (Russia Sanctions, PESC Netherlands, Human Rights, Jordan, COPS-COSI). Operations (EUBAM Libya-Eunavfor Med, Resolute Support and Sea Guardian Germany). Defense (FEDef study, Saudi Arabia arms exports, Treaty…

(B2) Recently published: Afghanistan. No American withdrawal without consulting NATO (exclusive) Regionalization in the Sahel moves into phase 2. Objective: to cover all G5 Sahel countries (blog) The bombardments of the

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Notebook (30.11.2018). Confidential (COPS, EUBAM Libya). Sanctions (Libya addition, arrests). Defense (MMF baptism, Artificial Intelligence, Latvia-Russian Inspection, France-War studies). Diplomacy (Kosovo-appeal, Balkans-validated progress, Lebanon and Jordan-partnerships, Belarus-death penalty). Aids…

(B2) Recently published: NATO prepares for a tense ministerial (exclusive) A DG Defense at the Commission. We are seriously thinking about it (E. Bienkowska) SEAE. We cannot claim to defend gender equality and we cannot

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