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[Notebook 06.03.2021]. Confidential. Defense. SCAF. Equipment. Operations. Diplomacy. Penalties. Crisis areas. Security. Powers. Member States. Diary

March 6, 2021 Emmanuelle Stroesser 16 min read

(B2) The Franco-German aircraft project of the future, or SCAF, is slipping. The differences are industrial, but also political. It is the whole of Franco-German cooperation in the field of defense that is weakened © Confidential © On the agenda of the

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[Notebook 04.02.2021]. Confidential. Russia (Navalny). Defense. Equipment. Operations. Doctrine. Diplomacy. Penalties. Crisis areas. Neighborhood. Security. Powers. People

4th February 2021 Emmanuelle Stroesser 11 min read

(B2) The head of European diplomacy, Josep Borrell, is today visiting Russia. A politically complicated trip, in a tense atmosphere after the prison sentence of Putin's number 1 opponent ©

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Notebook (30.10.2020). Confidential. Defense. CSDP missions. Penalties. EU diplomacy. Crises. Human rights. Security. Powers

30th October, 2020 Emmanuelle Stroesser 12 min read

(B2) Two stabbing attacks hit France again, in a church in Nice (South) and in a French consulate in Saudi Arabia, Thursday (29.10). A singular return, fifteen days after that of

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Notebook (18.09.2020). Confidential. Defense. Penalties. EU diplomacy. Crises. Human rights. Security. Powers

September 18, 2020 B2 Writing 11 min read

(B2) The situation seems to be a little more tense in Belarus, where the internet has been cut off. One of the opposition figures will be the guest of European ministers on Monday. A rare case. Usually they are rather

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Notebook (04.11.2019). Confidential (COPS). Defense (UK Barnier Partnership. Nemo NATO). Diplomacy (Mali attacks. Syria calls for a ceasefire. Venezuela breaks the status quo. North Korea launches ballistic fire. Chile dialogues. Guinea-Bissau…

November 4, 2019 B2 Writing 14 min read

(B2) Recently published: The principle of Ukraine's membership of NATO discreetly reaffirmed Dossier N°76. The establishment of a Turkish security zone in northeastern Syria. A game changer

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Notebook (25.09.2019). PESC sanctions (Venezuela remedy). Defense (Germany admonished. Franco-German drone engines. Swiss air surveillance market. Exit of British aircraft carriers and man-machine. Human cost French external action. Germany transport of authorities).…

September 25, 2019 B2 Writing 10 min read

(B2) Recently published: The freezing of the assets of Technopromexport, the exporter of Siemens turbines to Crimea, is confirmed (Court) Liability. Iranian shipping company HTTS achieves first victory. The Court of Justice types

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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.…

September 23, 2019 B2 Writing 8 min read

(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 (31.05.2019). PESC (Instex threats US. Iran motives). Defense (Netherlands outsourced). Diplomacy (Ukraine-Russia Minsk dialogue. Syria situation in Idlib. Venezuela Lima group. USA New Hampshire). Aids (Horn…

31th May 2019 B2 Writing 5 min read

(B2) Recently published: Guépard: France is accelerating its light helicopter program, with original funding A branch of EUTM Mali in Sévaré? (blog) The 18th CMATT formed in Ségou (blog) The five pirates arrested

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Notebook (20.05.2019). Confidential (EEAS, Battlegroup Macedonia). CFSP (Cyber sanctions). Defense (Sweden army format, Finland parliament. France-Cyprus. France-DR Congo. United Kingdom underwater drone. Netherlands family application). Diplomacy (Venezuela elections. Tunisia stability). Aids…

20th May 2019 B2 Writing 9 min read

(B2) Recently published: The 'Syria' blacklist extended for a year (blog) Elections 2019. Objective for the European United Left (GUE), save the furniture Project n°4. military mobility. From NATO to the EU (sheet)

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Notebook (10.05.2019). Confidential (SEAE Eritrea, COPS, G5 Sahel hard debate). Operations (MANUSOM guard). Defense (France Saudi Arabia export. Czech Republic US helicopter). Diplomacy (Venezuela calls. Syria escalates. Hong Kong and…

10th May 2019 B2 Writing 7 min read

(B2) Recently published: Developing the G5 Sahel, a necessity (Nicolas Desgrais) (blog) The delivery of arms to Arabia, a normal act. Civilians are not targeted (Emmanuel Macron) (updated) The agreement on the

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