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Notebook (09.09.2019). Confidential (COPS). CFSP (Interparliamentary Conference). Operations (EUAM RCA. Germany Iraq). Defense (Brexit Defense Chapter. Court of Auditors. Slovakia-USA Agreement). Diplomacy (Afghanistan Negotiation. Sentsov. Religions). Aids (Bahamas hurricane). Security…

(B2) Recently published: (exclusive) A small EU mission to Hodeida? (blog) Editorial The war of egos threatens the von der Leyen Commission. A defense commissioner: not sure (blog) Amnesty:

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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…

(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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Notebook (01.04.2019). Confidential (COPS, NATO budget, EU-Pakistan). Operations (Manusom). Defense (Defense products list, Belgium training, France super-computer). Diplomacy (Iran ballistic missiles, Libya Quartet, EU-Arab League, EU-Iraq reconstruction, Yemen return…

(B2) Recently published: (April 1) Brexit or not, the Queen of England will remain a European citizen (editorial) European defence: stop declaiming, let's detail! (blog) Four million euros invested for the security forces

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Notebook (25.03.2019). Confidential (COPS Agenda, DR Congo recourse, Cultural Strategy, Defense Report). Defense (US Stock Poland, Germany Heron drones, UK E7, Tunisian Sailors Training, RUAG split). Diplomacy (Mali massacre,…

(B2) Recently published: A new mission to succeed Operation Sophia? (file) The screening of foreign direct investments. Reason: European security and public order China, USA, emerging countries. Europe wants to change

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Notebook (22.02.2019). Confidential (EUCAP Sahel Mali chief, OLAF investigation). Defense (Lebanon exports, Belgium nuclear weapons, Copernicus faults, Romania corvettes, Spain satellites, Italy target drones, US space force, Airbus X3). Diplomacy…

(B2) Recently published: (exclusive) The compromise on the European Defense Fund dissected. Main points, first analysis EUCAP Sahel Mali mission extended, mandate extended to Chad, Burkina Faso and Mauritania (exclusive) United States

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Notebook (20.02.2019). Confidential (Ukraine Sanctions, UN-EU, Vietnam PSDC, EUTM RCA, Lambrinidis). Operations (EUTM Somalia understaffed, Amisom withdrawal Burundi, controversial Iraq, Arctic UK). Defense (Latvia disinformation, Lithuania missiles, Anti-tank drone,…

(B2) Recently published: (blog) European elections 2019: the EPP-S&D axis loses its absolute majority On the way to a Defense committee in the European Parliament? Network of foreign fighters. A Gardois put on the blacklist of

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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 (09.01.2019). Confidential (Avramopoulos, Informelle Défense). Sanctions (Iraq, PKK). Defense (Denmark cyber, France IA, UK Shadow, Spain Chinook). Diplomacy (Iran SPV, DR Congo expulsion, Dialogue Belgrade Pristina tariffs, Arab Emirates…

(B2) Recently published: (blog) A solution in sight for the survivors of the Sea Watch 3? Washington demotes EU ambassador. A protocol 'slap' that goes badly in Brussels A certain diplomatic divergence with

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Notebook (10.12.2018). Confidential (COPS, Mogherini-Moavero, Poroshenko). Defense (Top 10, volunteers in Finland, US blocking of Croatian F-16s, Poland Naval group). Diplomacy (Western Sahara talks, Human rights, Genocide declaration,…

(B2) Recently published: Between the Council and the Commission, the war of consensus is reignited Unfreezing of assets: two Iranian entities dismissed by the Belgian Court. New Ministers for the Interior and

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Notebook (28.11.2018). Confidential (Frontex partially compromised, PESCO third countries). Sanctions (Russia, Tunisia, Ukraine, Eritrea, Khadour). PSDC (Eucap Somalia extension, EUTM Rca civilian pillar, EUFOR Althea operation plan and visit). Defense…

(B2) Recently published: (blog) The Belgian army equips itself with a motorized brigade NATO prepares for a tense ministerial Sea of ​​Azov, Paris and Berlin position themselves as mediators of the crisis The Geneva conference,

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Notebook (26.10.2018). Confidential PSDC (Von der Leyen, Sophia, MINUSCA-mandate). Sanctions (Venezuela, North Korea, Guinea, Transnistria, Al Qaeda, Swedish oil-prosecution). Defense (EU military mobility + than NATO, Italian CHOD, Saudi…

(B2) Recently published: Yemen. The European Union is concerned about the humanitarian situation in Hodeida. No condemnation of the Arab coalition Sanctions against four Burundians extended American withdrawal from the INF treaty: the EU calls

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