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US opens new front: Israeli settlements in occupied territories not illegal, says Pompeo

(B2) Colliding head-on with the doxa of the international community, endorsed by everyone at the UN, the United States no longer considers Israel's settlements in the West Bank to be illegal. The announcement was made on Monday (November 18), by

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Notebook (06.11.2019). Confidential (Ministerial Defense Agenda. COPS. PESCO third countries. Charles Michel). Sanctions (Venezuela third country). Defense (NATO-AU). Diplomacy (Iran violation JCPOA. Yemen important agreement. West Bank settlements. Israel rockets. Kashmir…

(B2) Recently published: The independence of the Polish judiciary questioned by the Court of Justice MFF 2021-2027. Hands off my cohesion policy: the 'poor' rebel against the 'rich' in Tehran

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Notebook (20.09.2019). Confidential (PSDC in Parliament. FEDef rapporteurs. CPCC conflict of interest. COPS agenda). Sanctions (Central African Republic. Burundi). Operations (EUAM RCA preparation. EUCAP Somalia chief). Defense (Reynders Arms Exports. NATO Logistics Command.…

(B2) Recently published: The proposed citizens' initiative on the embargo of products from Israeli settlements in the occupied territories is rejected Special Notebook Plenary of the European Parliament (16 to 19 September 2019) (blog) An F-16

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Notebook (16.09.2019). Confidential (Connectivity. EUCAP Somalia). Operations (Sophia Prolongation. Estonians in Barkhane). Defense (Euromarfor, Sabca and F35. Belgium ammunition shortage). Diplomacy (Saudi Arabia drone attack. Iran JCPOA commitments.…

(B2) Recently published: Future air system (SCAF): will the Germans keep their commitments? The French are worried Mykola Azarov obtains (once again) the cancellation of European sanctions (blog) In the event of a cyber attack in

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Notebook (03.06.2019). Confidential (COPS Agenda, Sanctions DR Congo). PESC (Daesh suppression. Sudan UN). PSDC (Vietnam third country. Military Experts Delegations). Defense (Canada F-35). Diplomacy (Korea group of facilitators. Asian bilaterals.…

(B2) Recently published: A new French ambassador in Brussels, at the COPS How to improve permanent structured cooperation (Iris) © Confidential / © On the agenda of the COPS. The ambassadors of the Political Committee and of

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Notebook (03.05.2019). Confidential (Exceptional Summit, COPS). CFSP (Daesh sanctions). Operations (Mali Ogossago, MINURSO). Defense (EDA appointment, NATO-Russia, Netherlands espionage, Poland F-35, Germany-Norway submarine. Slovenia command). Diplomacy (Venezuela caveats.…

(B2) Recently published: Europeans protest against the application of the Helms-Burton law (blog) End of training for the 3rd Somali light infantry company (blog) Review of the evacuation of French gendarmes and experts from EUBAM

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Notebook (06.02.2019). Confidential (EUFOR Althea, INF statement, COPS). Defense (NATO building cost, Spain budget, Germany investments, Belgium F-35 and nuclear, Estonia mine hunters). Diplomacy (Venezuela contact, Israel colonies, Magnitsky…

(B2) Recently published: (blog) Good bye Tornado A Syrian businessman obtains the unfreezing of his assets, for lack of evidence (blog) Bamako airport equipped with false document detectors 7 are missing

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Notebook (04.02.2019). Confidential (EUTM Somalia, Iran, EDIDP). PESC (Iraq sanctions, Venezuela recognition, Russia JAI). Operations (MINUSMA Romania, Yemen UN mission, MONUSCO reflection). Defense (Austria helicopter, Saudi Arabia export). Diplomacy (EU…

(B2) Recently published: (blog) A European defense for the day after tomorrow. Series of conferences (blog) Latest news from EU peacekeeping missions – CSDP (January 2019) Special diary. The little sentences of

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Notebook (02.01.2019). Confidential (PKK). Operations (Heads of Mission extension). Defense (Bundeswehr recruitment, France budget – navy drone, Belgium NATO report, Netherlands 5G and electronic warfare, United Kingdom mine clearance and Huawei). Diplomacy…

(B2) Recently published: (blog) The European forces prepare the installation in Bouar (V2) The inscription of the PKK on the illegal terrorist list, for lack of motivation The American lobbying pays. Bulgaria finally chooses the F-16 (blog) Benalla

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Notebook (27.08.2018). COPS (Agenda). Belgrade Pristina (meeting). EUNAVFOR Med (head). EUTM RCA (perimeter). West Bank/Jerusalem (settlements). Afghanistan (ceasefire). India (floods). Germany (elections 2019). Brexit (no deal). Budapest-Rome (axis). Memory (1939, 1968).…

(B2) Recently published: Berlin redefines its strategy with the USA: 'United Europe' against 'America First' (blog) A French A400M of the Pégase mission diverts to the island of Lombok The ten priorities of

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Notebook (07.12.2016). EUTM Mali (Belgium). Court (recruitment). Türkiye (enlargement). Libya (Daesh/humanitarian aid). UNMIL (future). RCA (sexual abuse). Czech Rep. (Constitution). Norway (Poseidon). Spain (helicopters). Portugal (defense). Netherlands (colonial memory). Syria (UN/Aleppo).…

(B2) Recently published: The EU and NATO want to define the markers of a renewed cooperation. Objective: to overcome the ghosts of the past Sea Guardian: a limited-scale operation (blog) EUTM Mali's priorities: re-training,

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