[News] The Black Sea: A vital region for EU security. The three pillars of the European strategy 29 May 2025 Emmanuelle Stroesser Mine clearance, Critical infrastructure, Hybrid threats, black Sea, Military mobility, Ports 3 min read
The Speaker of the Ukrainian Rada, Ruslan Stefanchuk, in front of the European Parliament, in Strasbourg, Tuesday 11 February (credit: European Parliament) [Notebook 13.02.2025] European geopolitics – Defense. Diplomacy. Powers February 13st, 2025 Emmanuelle Stroesser South Africa, Albania, Central Asia, Palestinian Authority, Shield of the sky, European Shield of Democracy, multiannual financial framework, European Commission, Association Council, COPS, International Penal Court, Mine clearance, United States, EUNAVFOR Aspides, European Peace Facility, Russian war in Ukraine, Houthis, India, Israel, Kosovo, Breaches, black Sea, MFF 2028-2034, Norway, Hostages, NATO, Pact for the Mediterranean, Poland, Portugal, 2025 work program, DR Congo, United Kingdom, RSUE Gulf, Rwanda, sanctions, UNRWA, Yemen 12 min read
Abandoned weapons and mines pose one of the immediate challenges to Syria's economic recovery (photo: European Commission / B2 Archives) [Decryption] Syria: Europeans taken by surprise by the fall of Bashar al-Assad will they have to rethink their policy (v3) 9 December 2024 Nicolas Gros Verheyde Humanitarian aid, EU Delegation, Mine clearance, Anti-terrorist list, CSDP mission, NDICI, Reconstruction, Refugees, Syria, EU-Turkey 12 min read
[Notebook 11.01.2024] European geopolitics – Defense. Diplomacy. Crises. Powers. European elections 2024 11th January 2024 Emmanuelle Stroesser Bangladesh, AT, Belgium, European Commission, Conseil de l'Europe, COPS, Cybersecurity, Mine clearance, Djibouti, elections, arms embargo, Defense loan, Facility (civil) Ukraine, GRIP, Guatemala, Humanitarian, Italy, black Sea, Red Sea, MFF, Middle East peace process, PSDC, sanctions, Economic security, Sudan, Spitzenkandidat, STEP, Syria, Yemen 15 min read
[Decryption] Mine clearance in Ukraine: a Dantesque project, unprecedented since the First World War 15 September 2023 Romain Mielcarek Barrage, Mine clearance, FSD, Genius, Mining, Howitzer, Ukraine 6 min read
[Reportage] In Toledo, Ukrainian soldiers in combat training and against IEDs 3 September 2023 Nicolas Gros Verheyde Mine clearance, Spain, EUMAM Ukraine, military training, free, Ukraine War 2022, IED, Open 9 min read
[Notebook 16.05.2023] European geopolitics – Defence. Diplomacy. Crises. Powers 16 May 2023 Emmanuelle Stroesser Albania, Germany, Armenia-Azerbaijan, ASAP, Austria, Balkans, Belarus, Bulgaria, Foreign Affairs Council, COPS, Mine clearance, Presidential election, EUBAM Moldova Ukraine, EUNAVFOR Atalanta, EUPM Moldova, France, Frontex, War in Ukraine, Indo-Pacific, artificial intelligence, Israel-Palestine, Moldova, Montenegro, Ammunition, OIM, HEADQUARTERS, Sudan, Arms trafficking, Turkey 20 min read
[Notebook 27.04.2023] European geopolitics – Defence. Diplomacy. Crises. Powers 27 April 2023 Emmanuelle Stroesser Post-Cotonou Agreement, Humanitarian aid, Macro-financial assistance, Bulgaria, Central, INGE Commission 2, COPS, Mine clearance, Misinformation, elections, European Peace Facility, Georgia, foreign interference, Lebanon, Mali, CSDP missions, Moldova, Ammunition, Uzbekistan, PESCO, DR Congo, Russia, Sahel, sanctions, Turkey, Ukraine, Venezuela 11 min read
Arrival of U. von der Leyen in Kyiv this morning (Photo: European Commission) [Notebook 02.02.2023] European geopolitics – Defence. Diplomacy. Crises. Powers February 2st, 2023 Emmanuelle Stroesser Humanitarian aid, Bangladesh, Burma, COPS, Mine clearance, EDIRPA, European elections 2024, Estonia, Eucap Sahel Niger, EUMAM Ukraine, European Peace Facility, Gulf of Guinea, Jordan, Anti-personnel mines, Moldova, European Parliament, Civil PSDC, sanctions, Ukraine 13 min read
[Reportage] The EUMAM Ukraine mission declared operational. In training, the Ukrainian genius (v2) 4 December 2022 Nicolas Gros Verheyde CAT-C, Mine clearance, EUMAM Ukraine, military training, free, Genius, Ukraine War 2022, Open, Open, Poland 9 min read
Agreement between Turks, Russians and Ukrainians with the UN for the transit of cereals in the Black Sea. The details (v2) July 22, 2022 Nicolas Gros Verheyde Cereals, food crisis, Mine clearance, Ukraine War 2022, black Sea, ONU, Turkey 6 min read
[Notebook 14.07.2022] Defense. NATO. Diplomacy. Crises. Security. Powers July 14, 2022 Emmanuelle Stroesser Macro-financial assistance, Budget 2023, COPS, Horn of africa, Mine clearance, Estonia, Rule of law, Eucap Sahel Niger, European Peace Facility, Greece, Weapons Acquisition Instrument, Kaliningrad, migrants, Niger, Poland, PSDC, United Kingdom, EUSR, Terrorisme, Ukraine 10 min read
[Notebook 23.06.2022] Defense. NATO. Diplomacy. Crises. Security. Powers June 23, 2022 Emmanuelle Stroesser Africa, Germany, terrorist attack, Balkans, Bosnia and Herzegovina, INGE Commission 2, PEGA commission, Copernicus, COPS, Croatia, Mine clearance, EUTM Mali, War in Ukraine, Italy, Lithuania, North Macedonia, Mali, Serbia 12 min read
[Verbatim] Priority: restore road links and demine the countryside (Chernihiv Oblast) June 1, 2022 Nicolas Gros Verheyde Mine clearance, Ukraine 2 min read
Ten million for mine clearance in Bosnia and Herzegovina with the European Peace Facility 5th November 2021 B2 Writing Bosnia and Herzegovina, Mine clearance, EUFOR Althea, European Peace Facility 2 min read
[Notebook 29.07.2021]. Confidential. Defense. Diplomacy. Security. Powers. People. To read July 29, 2021 Emmanuelle Stroesser Foreign agents, Austria, Bangladesh, Bataclan, Benoit Durieux, Belarus, money laundering, strategic compass, Chammal, Satellite communications, Space cooperation, COPS, Rebellion, Mine clearance, Dromes, EDIDP, ESSOR, Estonia, United States, Ethiopia, EUAM Ukraine, EUBAM Libya, EUTM Mozambique, EUTM RCA, Financing of terrorism, Finland, France, frigates, Border, Rifles, The Gambia, political groups, Helene Conway-Mouret, Hungary, Iraq, Claudia Tanner, Lebanon, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Marcos Alonso, Mark Gitenstein, Terrorist threat, MIRICLE, Najib mikati, PADR, European Parliament, Patrick Engelberg, Death penalty, Poland, CROWN Project, Radiocommunications, Readmission, Repression, Ronan Le Gleut, Russia, Sebastian Kurz, Sierra Leone, Tunisia, Turkey, Varosha, visas 29 min read
Notebook (23.03.2020). Confidential. PSDC and operations. Defense. EU diplomacy. Neighborhood. Human rights. Security. Powers. People. To read March 23, 2020 B2 Writing Abkhazia, calendar, ASEAN, South East Asia (Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Philippines, Brunei, Vietnam, Laos, Burma, Cambodia), Balkans, International coalition against Daesh, COPS, COVID-19, Croatia, EU Defense, Mine clearance, water, elections, United States, Fariba Adelkhah, Guinea, Hungary, India, Iraq, Iran, North Ireland, Javier Solana, Libya, Hostages, Capital punishment, Racism, Renew, Roland Marchal, Romania, Earthquake, humanitarian truce 8 min read
Notebook (13.03.2020). Confidential. Defense. Defense equipment. EU diplomacy. Crises. Human rights. Security. Powers March 13, 2020 B2 Writing calendar, Belgium, Coalition against Daesh, COPS, COVID-19, EU Defense, Mine clearance, Belgrade Pristina Dialogue, Nuclear deterrence, Schengen area, Eucap Sahel Niger, Extradition, F-16, France, Borders, Guinea-Bissau, HER, Defense procurement, Missiles, Nicaragua, Netherlands, Slovakia, Terrorisme, Trump, Turkey, Victims 13 min read
