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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.…

(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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Notebook (15.02.2019). Confidential (US Lobbying, Section 346). Pesc (Daesh delisting). Operations (Norway spearfishing, Special Forces command 'center'). Defense (Explosive precursors accord, Skripal 3rd suspect, Czech purchase, Belgium F-35, FN…

(B2) Recently published: From Saudi Arabia to the Virgin Islands, 23 countries considered at risk for the financing of terrorism Treaty INF. The European Parliament wants to save the treaty Treaty on nuclear forces to

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Aymeric Elluin, Arms and International Justice Advocacy Officer at Amnesty International France, during a demonstration in Geneva on August 22, 2016 (© Control Arms/Simone Sultana)
Arming (export, disarming)Doctrine EU PolicyGulf Middle EastInterview

[Interview] Are arms sales from France to Saudi Arabia illegal?

(B2) On March 20, the NGOs Action by Christians for the Abolition of Torture (ACAT) and Amnesty International France published a legal study denouncing the probable illegality of arms exports from France to Arabia

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Notebook (13.12.2017). European Council (mini summit, bilateral meetings). Disarmament Assistance (Small Arms, Missile Experts, OPCW). Congo sanctions (OJ, retaliation). Sale of arms (rise). Bulgaria (Mig 29). Mogherini (defense, Libya, Iran,…

(B2) Recently published: The UN will support the joint force of the G5 Sahel but without financing (archives, decryption) The four options of the UN to support the G5 Sahel The issue of relocations sows confusion between

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Notebook (22.06.2016). Cops diary. EUTM RCA (MisPlan). Eunavfor Med (Budget, Germany). EEAS (movement). EUSR Kosovo (appointment). Russia sanctions (reservations). European Summit (global strategy, EU-NATO, Migrations). EEAS (movement). Us Africom (head).…

(B2) Recently published: Biscop, Tiilikainen, Nafaa. Three Expert Views on the Global Strategy * The Destiny of Edgard Johnny Hunter the Migrant Hunter, MSF Web Series Prosecutor Lutsenko Wants to End

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Fr Hollande, Matteo Renzi, Elio Di Rupo in front of the Jewish Museum in Brussels (credit: Elysée, May 2014 / Archives B2)
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Notebook (08.12.2015). Hybrid threats (delay). cops. EUBAM Moldova (extension). EUSR Sahel. Balkan radicalization. Jerusalem (colonies). Chad (Attacks). Yemen (Political Assassination). Eritrea (conscription)

(B2) Recently published: The appeal of two subsidiaries of the Iranian oil giant rejected Private security: the legal framework must be reviewed (experts) The Tunis agreement between the Libyan parliaments received with reluctance to

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