The half-failure of permanent structured cooperation is looming (v2)
(B2) Two and a half years on, permanent structured cooperation (PESCO) is struggling to show results. And this is not
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EU DEFENCE
The creation of a DG Defence and Space: a cultural revolution
(B2) In the whirlwind of the establishment of the new European Commission, one development could go unnoticed: the creation of
Read moreWhen Jens Stoltenberg (NATO) sees the European Union as unable to defend itself. Is he right?
(B2) After Brexit, the European Union will no longer be able to defend Europe. 80% of NATO’s expenses will be
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Is NATO dead? It has entered intensive care. Let’s wait for its resurrection..
(B2) “NATO is brain dead“, the words of Emmanuel Macron are being talked about in the corridors of Brussels, both at
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Is NATO still a major political organisation?
(B2) The Atlantic Alliance has experienced serious crises in the past. What is happening today with the uncoordinated Turkish offensive
Read moreThird wave of PESCO projects: more ‘high tech’. The list (exclusive)
(B2 – Exclusive) Defense Ministers must endorse next Tuesday (12 November) thirteen new projects they intend to carry out under
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Why Europeans fail to convince when selling military equipements
(B2) One after the other, the results come in. When they have a choice, some Europeans prefer to buy American
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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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Generalized fawning in Washington. Donald, the Alliance’s Little father
(B2) During the last 48 hours, in Washington, the Foreign Ministers of the Atlantic Alliance member States gathered around the
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USA launches lobbying operation to undermine European Defence Fund
(B2 – exclusive) The Americans have deployed a discreet but very offensive lobbying campaign in all institutional directions: MEPs, the
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A European Defence Union: what is moving forward, what is blocked
(B2) The joint meeting of the EU Foreign Affairs and Defence ministers (Monday afternoon) should be an important meeting, marked
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