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The half-failure of permanent structured cooperation is looming (v2)

12 May 202016 June 2020 Nicolas Gros-Verheyde EU defence, PESCO 4 min read

(B2) Two and a half years on, permanent structured cooperation (PESCO) is struggling to show results. And this is not

EU Defence (strategy) Headlines

The creation of a DG Defence and Space: a cultural revolution

7 December 201915 February 2020 Nicolas Gros-Verheyde DG Defence, European Commission, European Defence Fund, Space 3 min read

(B2) In the whirlwind of the establishment of the new European Commission, one development could go unnoticed: the creation of

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When Jens Stoltenberg (NATO) sees the European Union as unable to defend itself. Is he right?

20 November 201918 March 2020 Nicolas Gros-Verheyde Brain death, defence budgets, Emmanuel Macron, Jens Stoltenberg, Statistics, US 6 min read

(B2) After Brexit, the European Union will no longer be able to defend Europe. 80% of NATO’s expenses will be

B2 Analysis Headlines NATO

Is NATO dead? It has entered intensive care. Let’s wait for its resurrection..

9 November 20197 April 2020 Nicolas Gros-Verheyde 6 min read

(B2) “NATO is brain dead“, the words of Emmanuel Macron are being talked about in the corridors of Brussels, both at

B2 Editorial Headlines NATO

Is NATO still a major political organisation?

23 October 20193 February 2020 Nicolas Gros-Verheyde ISIS, NATO, PKK, Syria, Transatlantic alliance, Turkey, United States 3 min read

(B2) The Atlantic Alliance has experienced serious crises in the past. What is happening today with the uncoordinated Turkish offensive

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Third wave of PESCO projects: more ‘high tech’. The list (exclusive)

30 September 201915 February 2020 Nicolas Gros-Verheyde Military capabilities, PESCO Projects, R&D, Scoop, Training 3 min read

(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

17 May 20193 February 2020 Nicolas Gros-Verheyde Acquisitions, Burden-sharing, EU defence, Military equipment, Military Erasmus 2 min read

(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 ?

15 May 20193 February 2020 Nicolas Gros-Verheyde EU defence, EU-NATO, EU-USA, European Defence Fund, Iranian nuclear energy, Mike Pompeo, PESCO, Protectionism 4 min read

(B2) The obvious pressure that Americans have put on Europeans in recent days has failed on two key issues: the

B2 Analysis NATO

Generalized fawning in Washington. Donald, the Alliance’s Little father

4 April 20199 February 2020 Nicolas Gros-Verheyde 2% objective, Donald Trump, Jens Stoltenberg, Ministerial Council, NATO 2 min read

(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

21 February 201917 December 2019 Nicolas Gros-Verheyde European Defence Fund, Gordon Sondland, lobbying 5 min read

(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

19 November 20183 February 2020 Nicolas Gros-Verheyde EUNAVFOR Med, European Defence Fund, European Peace Facility, Migration crisis, MPCC, NATO-EU 5 min read

(B2) The joint meeting of the EU Foreign Affairs and Defence ministers (Monday afternoon) should be an important meeting, marked

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