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Notebook (04.07.2018). COPS (Agenda). EDIDP (adopted). EUBAM Rafah/EUPOL Copps (leaders). Palestine/Israel (consultations). Climate diplomacy (vote). Russia (dialogue). Aboriginals (rights). Mexico (elections). Spain/Greece (help). PESCO project (Estonia). Poland (CHOD). F35 (report).…

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(B2) Recently published: (exclusive) Unified Vision 2018: NATO continues its combined intelligence efforts (blog) The Alliance, NATO's research vessel, tests underwater drones in the Far North (blog) 19 Romanian policemen

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Notebook (28.05.2018). Intervention initiative (blocking). EU-USA (cold). Radicalization (flaws). United Kingdom (Afghan interpreters). Belgium (frigates). MH17/Russia (responsibility, sanctions). Crimea (detentions). South Sudan (failure of talks). Macedonia (accession, discussion). Libya (Elysee). EU-UN (terrorism).…

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(B2) Recently published: Venezuela: the 28 give the starting signal for new sanctions (exclusive) Sanctions against Syria renewed The meager record of Operation Sophia in terms of monitoring the embargo

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Notebook (04.05.2018). Autonomous vehicles (investment). Steel vs. USA (respite). Germany (budget criticized). Libya (survey). Somalia (support). Algeria (security). Iran (Yemen). Moldova-EU. Bosnia and Herzegovina (elections). Migrant children (protection). Venezuela (elections). Media (protection).…

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(B2) Recently published: (blog) A German ICRC nurse kidnapped in Somalia (blog) Mirages on Amari (exclusive) The deterioration of the security environment, a salutary awareness (Krasimir Karakachanov) Multiannual financial framework. For

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Notebook (11.04.2018). COPS (Agenda). Sanctions (North Korea, Burma, Report). EULEX Kosovo (Tahiri). EUBAM Libya (Head). Bulgaria (aircraft). Killer robots (UN). Syria (UN). Colombia (peace). Balkans (Borisov). Seselj (conviction). Balkans…

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(B2) Recently published: EUCAP Somalia will soon have its own SOMA agreement Between London and Brussels, the cordial agreement on defence? We must have a certain European sovereignty (Florence Parly) EDIDP

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Florence Parly, Minister for the Armed Forces, received her counterparts from the joint military force of the G15 Sahel countries at the Hôtel de Brienne on Monday 5 January (Credit: France - ECPAD)
Business NewsWest Africa - SahelStabilization - Peace

Paris wants to accelerate the “rise in power” of the G5 Sahel

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(B2) While jihadist groups have promised to block this counter-terrorism effort, it is crucial to accelerate the implementation of the joint force of the G5 Sahel countries (Mali, Niger, Burkina

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Joint press conference with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and EU High Representative Federica Mogherini
Military cooperation (projects)Pro DecryptionNATO

[Decryption] Between NATO and the EU, smiles are de rigueur. New joint actions to strengthen cooperation

Nicolas Gros Verheyde 13 min read

(B2) The European Union and NATO adopted simultaneously, on Tuesday (5 December), a new wave of joint actions, illustrating the agreement signed on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Warsaw, defining seven areas of common cooperative interests, and

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Notebook (03.11.2017). PESCO (open). EUAM Ukraine (budget). PSDC (cultural expert). Missions (recruitments). Battlegroups (use). Libya (sanctions). Disinformation (Balkans). Kosovo (visit). Marshall Plan (Africa). F-16 (Netherlands/Jordan). Stoltenberg (Japan, South Korea).…

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(B2) Recently published: (blog) Benefiting from a scholarship to get started in European journalism A fan of spiders appointed Minister of Defense across the Channel A knee strike! The British Minister of Defense

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Notebook (30.10.2017). EUCAP Somalia (Head). Jordan (framework agreement). COPS (calendar). CAF (calendar). Venezuela (penalties). EU-African Union. Saudi Arabia (weapons). United Kingdom (budget). NATO (JFC Naples). United States (security). Cape Verde (meeting). MINUSMA (Attack).…

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(B2) Recently published: Rafale vs Eurofighter and F-35. Examine the French offer, stop the call for tenders? What about European law Dossier N°54. Defense Europe. From 1948 to 1999: beginnings and first steps

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Notebook (25.10.2017). COPS (calendar). EUBAM Libya (budget). PESCO (participants, solidarity). Anti-terrorist list (FARC). Sanctions (Venezuela, Burundi, Guinea, Transnistria). EEAS (director). Africa (Arms Export). Bulgaria (aircraft). G5 Sahel (report). Morocco (meeting).…

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(B2) Recently published: (blog) Six sailors captured off Nigeria Slovakia affirms its desire to be in the hard core of Europe The new EU special representative in Georgia soon to be appointed Les

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Notebook (13.10.2017). Iranian nuclear (device). European summit (conclusions). EUCAP Somalia (donations). Preparatory action (projects). Denmark (Defence budget). Spain (Crash). NATO-EU (meeting). Serbia (visit). Mali (status). Palestine (Hamas-Fatah). Liberia (elections). Partnership…

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(B2) Recently published: Venezuela. The Europeans are waving the "sanctions" stick The French strategy magazine published Défense. The European Council will welcome the progress… no more (draft conclusions) On the agenda of the Business Council

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Notebook (02.10.2017). CBSD (trilogue). CAE (calendar). NATO Ministerial (diary). Nuclear (visit). COSME (calls for projects). COPS (Nagorno-Karabakh). Georgia (funding). Pristina-Belgrade (dialogue). Internet (illegal content). Brexit (4th round).

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(B2) Recently published: (blog) The Juncker vs Macron doctrine compared. A couple has formed… The three roles of the European Defense Agency according to Jorge Domecq The troublemakers in Mali can be put

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Notebook (27.09.2017). EUFOR Althea (Finland). Libyan Coast Guard (funding). CBSD (trilogue). EUCAP Sahel Mali (head). Cops (Sahel, Albania, Cyber). Sanctions (Mali, Libya). Netherlands (survey). Azerbaijan (Czech arms). Aircraft tankers (contract). Security…

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(B2) Recently published: (blog) War or peace (3). Is the Union on the way to militarization? Defense research preparatory action A new full-time head appointed to EUPOL Copps The return of

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Notebook (22.09.2017). PESCO (third country, Tusk). EUMC (Ireland). Defense (S&D). Hybrid Threats. EUTM Somalia (province). EUNAVFOR Med Sophia (funding). PSDC missions (Discipline, Cultural Heritage). COPS visit. Sanctions (North Korea,…

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(B2) Recently published: (blog) Caribbean. French, Dutch and British join forces. Finally ! Cybersecurity, a stated priority for the Commission Federica Mogherini, mid-term review: not as exciting as when it started

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