Defence, diplomacy, crises, powers
(B2) In terms of security and the fight against terrorism on the African continent, the partnership wants to evolve by relying above all on the intervention of Africans, with the support of Europeans. This is the conclusion
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(B2) The presentation of the defense-space package by the European Commission went almost unnoticed in the flood of news. Ambitious in space, this package turns out to be a bit disappointing in defense, with some
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(B2 – exclusive) The collapse of Afghanistan, the situation in Ethiopia or Sudan raise questions about the continuation of aid from the European Union and its Member States. The Swedish Tomas Tobé, at the head
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(B2) Where does the 150 billion euros for Africa announced by Ursula von der Leyen on Thursday (January 12) in Dakar come from? Is it new money or the recycling of money already planned? What is the share
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(B2) Erdogan and Johnson in kyiv, Orban in Moscow, Macron then Scholz alternately in the two capitals. The cross-chasing of the leaders of the European Union and NATO between kyiv and Moscow is making you dizzy.
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(B2) The holding of elections in Libya on December 24 remains uncertain. With the fear that the country will plunge back into hostilities between the different Libyan factions. Flying the painstakingly negotiated compromise under
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(B2) Invited to address the European Parliament on Tuesday (December 14) the President of Ghana, and President of ECOWAS, did not mince his words. His speech sets the framework for a rebalanced relationship between Europe and
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(B2) The European Union is discreetly withdrawing from its missions in the Central African Republic. The decision is made behind the scenes. Without political approval. And without much publicity. A funny way of giving geopolitical meaning to
Read(B2, in Paris) The French presidency of the European Union does not begin for another three weeks, on 1 January. But the French president has already unveiled his priorities and ambitions. He does not forget to quote
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(B2) Tensions have become more acute in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The will of the Republika Srpska, the Serb republic of Bosnia to found its own institutions including the army, worries. If the mandate of the operation of
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(B2) NATO Defense Ministers will have their first discussion on Afghanistan after their withdrawal from the country. A useful return if he is not confined to the surface, to the withdrawal from Kabul.
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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 conflict in Nagorno Karabakh is added to the agenda of foreign policy topics for the summit of 27 which starts on Thursday with Turkey in particular as a 'big' point of debate Note from the
Read(B2) The African Union – European Union summit has been postponed. Officially due to coronavirus. That turns out well. The stumbling blocks between Africans and Europeans are not small This topic has not been discussed
Read(B2) The European Union is "ready to strengthen its collaboration with Africa in the fight against terrorism, violent extremism, maritime crime and piracy, illicit flows of arms and financial assets, traffic, the
Read(B2) Recently released: Germany requests a NATO call to discuss the situation in Syria Defense procurement. Five States caught in the act of not respecting the directive (V2)
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(B2) The final declaration of the Africa Europe summit which took place in Abidjan on 29 and 30 November has been published, after a good week of delay, by the African and European authorities (in English
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(B2) In Abidjan, for the summit between the European Union and the African Union, everything did not go as well as expected (and as we want to say). Of course, on Libya and migration,
Read(B2) A multinational EU-UN-AU task force will be created with the objective of "protecting migrants and refugees along the routes and in particular in Libya, accelerating assisted voluntary returns to countries of origin and
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