Defence, diplomacy, crises, powers
(B2) Does a media have the right to obtain air incident reports. Especially when it comes to a highly political affair like the crash of the Malaysia Airlines flight over eastern Ukraine on 17
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(B2) Five years after the Iranian nuclear deal, lifting the arms embargo on Iran is a risky step in a troubled region © Confidential © FEDef. The main groups
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(B2) The European Council which opens this Friday weighs on a single question: will they succeed in finding an agreement? Positions have multiplied lately. Some leaders have even arrived
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(B2) Recently published: A EUFOR Althea operation refocused on its primary mission: stabilization The no-fly zone over Syria: Stef Blok's beautiful looping. And a guaranteed crash
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(B2) Recently published: (blog) 600 more French people in the Sahel, to enable the launch of the Takuba task force Yes, the European space policy, and Galileo, have a 'defence' component. Thierry Breton breaks the taboo
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(B2) Recently published: (blog) French, British and US special forces evacuated from Kobane (blog) Jean-Claude draws a tear for his (perhaps) last European summit The 28 disagree on the opening of negotiations in
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(B2) The Netherlands, in turn, denounce Russian activism on their territory. During a press conference held at noon this Thursday (October 4), in the presence of the British Ambassador (Peter Wilson), the Dutch Minister of
Read(B2) Migration is the “key” subject of this European summit which takes place on Thursday 28 and Friday 29 June. A subject that crystallizes all the tensions between the 28 Member States
Read(B2) Published in recent hours Border management, the new karma of PSDC missions The solidarity clause (article 5), the alert clause (article 4) (NATO) European policy seen by Duda's team
Read(BRUSSELS2) Several countries responsible for the criminal investigation into the destruction of flight MH17 have asked the United Nations Security Council to create an international criminal tribunal to try those responsible for crimes linked to
ReadAs the situation escalates between Russia and Ukraine, B2 takes stock with the French MEP, specialist in defense issues on Moscow's policy, the role of the European Union, the delivery of the Mistral...
ReadThe crash of MH27, described as a terrorist attack, changed the situation in the European approach to sanctions vis-à-vis Russia, which was intended to be very gradual, too much according to some Member States. A boost is given
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(BRUSSELS2) Russian diplomats have launched a major response to the crash of MH17. They passed on to European correspondents a full document – reporting on a press briefing from the Russian Ministry of
Read(BRUSSELS2) The UN Security Council on Monday (July 21) called for a “thorough and independent international investigation” into the attack on a Malaysia Airlines civilian plane in eastern Ukraine. In
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