What if defence companies had to contribute to peacekeeping?
(B2) The idea may seem foolish, or obvious, a priori. But it deserves to be thought about for at least
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EXTERNAL POLICY – CFSP
The Sahel has to be a priority. Part of the future of Europe is being played in Africa. (Interview with Josep Borrell)
(B2) Face aux tourments du monde, il ne faut pas oublier le Sahel et l’Afrique, priorité du mandat de cette
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The German engagement in the Sahel. The moment of truth for Berlin, and for Europe too…
(B2) Germany always seems so reluctant to engage more robustly in the Sahel, which seems contradictory. But some of the
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Europeans must avoid pairs of slaps
(B2) European States have taken, collectively, some beautiful slaps in 2019 on the international level. In 2020, they will have
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Is Fayez el Sarraj, the head of the Libyan government (Tripoli), still credible?
(B2) This is the question that Europeans will probably ask themselves on Monday (9 December) at the meeting of EU
Read moreA French admiral appointed as Director General of the European Union Military Staff
(B2 – exclusif) C’est un nom bien connu des lecteurs de B2 qui va prendre la direction générale de l’état-major de l’Union européenne (EUMS ou EMUE), l’amiral Hervé Bléjean. Il va remplacer le général finlandais Esa Pulkkinen nommé en mai 2016. C’est u…
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Mike Pompeo gets blown off in Brussels. The Europeans resist US lobbying. But for how long ?
(B2) The obvious pressure that Americans have put on Europeans in recent days has failed on two key issues: the
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Can there be a unique European foreign policy ?
(B2) Can we make foreign policy decisions using qualified majority ? This proposal made by the Juncker Commission last September
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Eight EU special representatives, for what results ?
(B2) The EU has at its disposition eight special representative (Bosnia-Herzegovina*, Kosovo*, the Middle Eastern peace process, Central Asia, South
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Two forgotten tools of European crisis management diplomacy: to be revived?
(B2) The difficulty of constituting the contact group created by the Europeans for Venezuela as well as its incongruous side
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