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Notebook (23.09.2019). Confidential (Operation Sophia). Defense (Barkhane Estonian reinforcement. Austria budget. SCAF Indra-Airbus. France supply and sale of arms. Finland naval contract). Diplomacy (Yemen Houthis. Libya coastguard investigation. Venezuela meetings. EU-UN.…

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(B2) Recently published: The defense budget of the Allies exceeds 1000 billion (sheet) The European Intervention Initiative (EII) welcomes three new members and is structured (blog) 78 Libyan coastguards and sailors trained in Italy

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An illustration of the SCAF proposed by Dassault. Other versions, distributed in particular by the Ministry of the Armed Forces, have a slightly different design. (©Dassault)
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[Verbatim] Future air system (SCAF): will the Germans keep their commitments? The French are worried

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(B2 in Avord) At the 2019 Defense Summer University at the Avord base (near Bourges), France, military, industrial and political leaders shared, on condition of anonymity, their concerns about Cooperation

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Notebook (04.09.2019). Confidential (Agenda. PSC+9. EUCAP Somalia. EUTM Mali. Sophia). PESC (NGO letter. American in Brussels. Mogherini). Defense (Poland-Czechia aviation. Poland-US cooperation. Jiri Sedivy. Belgium Reaper. Denmark sonars. Netherlands…

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(B2) Recently published: Balkans: the Albanian case continues to divide. Despite efforts, enthusiasm for enlargement wanes Pesco Project No. 13: Cyber ​​Attack Rapid Response Teams and Cybersecurity Mutual Assistance

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Notebook (30.08.2019). Operations (Operation Sophia, UNIFIL). Defense (Nuclear tests. NATO cyber-attacks. Poland US bases. – BLOS project letter of intent. Lithuania US armored vehicles. Hungary air-to-air missiles. Netherlands drones and Boxer. France…

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(B2) Recently published: European land robot: the agreement on operational needs signed Defense ministers open the door to a coordinated maritime presence mechanism An expert in Franco-German relations, Sylvie

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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…

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(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…

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(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 (17.07.2019). Confidential (Defence Audit. Commissioners 2019-2024. EU-China Africa. Mogherini-Castaldo). Operations (Chief EUNAVFOR. Op. Sophia assessment. New Zealand and Vietnam PSDC. Yemen UN). Defense (Nuclear deterrence. US-Russia-NATO. Export of Sea helicopters…

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(B2) Recently published: Resettlement of refugees, disembarkation… The new Italian proposals discussed in Helsinki? Alert ! AKK new Minister of Defense in Germany Ursula von der Leyen elected President of the Commission

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Greens/EFA group meets with Ursula von der LEYEN, candidate for President of the European Commission
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Notebook (15.07.2019). Confidential (COPS. Venezuela. Instex Norway. PESCO Projects III). Sanctions (Ukraine Embezzlement. Mali. Kimberley Process). Operations (EUTM Robustness. EUTM RCA interoperability pillar). Defense (Armoured Titus in…

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(B2) Recently released: Europeans' July 14 appeal to Iranians: Take a break from the escalation! In Baghdad, F. Mogherini reaffirms European support for Iraq. The idea of ​​a regional security conference

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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…

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(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 (28.06.2019). PESC (Iranian nuclear, Libya OPCW support. Extended Russian sanctions). Defense (MRTT simulators. Ground-to-air defence). Diplomacy (G20 letter and bilaterals. Tusk-Putin liberalism. Turkey trials. Australia. Sri Lanka executions). Neighborhood…

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(B2) Recently published: (blog) Strong tribute from France to its allies for their transport support (blog) Sea Watch forces Italian territorial waters. State of necessity obliges. Silent Europe The Strategic Context Cases

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