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Notebook (19.12.2016). EUCAP Sahel Mali (extension). EUNAVFOR Sophia & Ong (Credendino) Eupol Afghanistan (closure). Russia sanctions (extension). South Sudan (Minuss/sanctions). WMD (threats). Spain (fiscal consolidation). Estonia (target: 2%).…

(B2) Recently published: A look back at the 1986 demonstrations and the death of Malik Oussekine (blog) The main changes in the “Defence” conclusions of the Summit (under the magnifying glass) Belgium. More than 1000 positions opened in 2017…

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Notebook (08.11.2016). EULEX Kosovo (budget). EUPOL Afghanistan (liquidation). EUCAP Sahel Mali (head). CAF Defense Agenda. Türkiye (progress). Minusma (gaps). Germany (UNMISS and UNAMID). Nordic countries (military circulation). NATO (appointment). United Kingdom…

(B2) Recently published (* on B2's blog): Do we need a European army? Is there a space for European defence? (web Tv)* The global strategy is not enough, you need a white paper

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Notebook (04.11.2016). CHOD meeting (agenda). Operation Sophia (review). Libyan Coast Guard (Hennis). Russia (sanctions). Weimar summit. Jordan (macro-financial aid). Opex (French budget). South Sudan (UNMISS). Minusma. Syria (mechanism…

(B2) Recently published: Dastis, Cospedal and Zoido, the new Spanish ministers to know Liberation of a woman hostage from Somali pirates* More than ten years later, the gendarmerie discovers the directive on the time of

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Displaced civilians leave an UNMISS camp in Juba, after seeking refuge there following clashes in South Sudan's capital in early July. (Credit: UNMISS)
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The EU wants to strengthen the mandate of blue helmets in South Sudan

(B2) The deterioration of the situation in South Sudan* worries Europeans, who fear a return to armed conflict in “the youngest country in the world”. The Foreign Ministers meeting,

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