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Did Turkey (already) lose Europe ?

10 December 20206 January 2021 Nicolas Gros-Verheyde Conseil européen, Turquie 3 min read

(B2) With its childish quarrels, warlike attitudes, and insults to European leaders or peoples, Ankara has angered and worn Europeans out. Simply stupidly… Helsinki and the Turkish enthusiasm It seems a long way from

B2 Editorial Defence Industry Headlines Stabilisation / Peace

What if defence companies had to contribute to peacekeeping?

4 February 20205 February 2020 Nicolas Gros-Verheyde defence industry, European Peace Facility, peacekeeping 4 min read

(B2) The idea may seem foolish, or obvious, a priori. But it deserves to be thought about for at least three minutes. Why not ask the defence industry to make a contribution to the

B2 Interview Sahel Stabilisation / Peace

The Sahel has to be a priority. Part of the future of Europe is being played in Africa. (Interview with Josep Borrell)

12 January 202015 February 2020 Nicolas Gros-Verheyde Africa, Development aid, G5 Sahel, Josep Borrell, Pau Summit 7 min read

(B2) Face aux tourments du monde, il ne faut pas oublier le Sahel et l’Afrique, priorité du mandat de cette

B2 Analysis B2 Editorial Sahel Stabilisation / Peace

The German engagement in the Sahel. The moment of truth for Berlin, and for Europe too…

12 January 20206 January 2021 Nicolas Gros-Verheyde Germany, sahel 3 min read

(B2) Germany always seems so reluctant to engage more robustly in the Sahel, which seems contradictory. But some of the reflections in Germany should make us think Between saying and doing, it’s hard to

B2 Editorial CFSP Strategy Headlines

Europeans must avoid pairs of slaps

2 January 20201 April 2020 Nicolas Gros-Verheyde European Council, Iran, Libya, Syria 5 min read

(B2) European States have taken, collectively, some beautiful slaps in 2019 on the international level. In 2020, they will have to react and anticipate more if they want to continue to display an international

B2 Editorial Diplomacy Headlines Libya

Is Fayez el Sarraj, the head of the Libyan government (Tripoli), still credible?

9 December 20199 December 2019 Nicolas Gros-Verheyde Aguila Salah Issa, exclusive economic zone, Fayez el-Sarraj, Greece, Libya, Turkey 2 min read

(B2) This is the question that Europeans will probably ask themselves on Monday (9 December) at the meeting of EU foreign ministers. But the answer already seems to be in advance to listen to

B2 News EEAS

A French admiral appointed as Director General of the European Union Military Staff

22 May 20199 February 2020 Nicolas Gros-Verheyde EUMS, Exclusive, Nomination 2 min read

(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…

B2 Analysis Diplomacy EU Defence (strategy)

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 Iran nuclear deal and the European defense. The Europeans refused to bend. Mike Pompeo

B2 Analysis CFSP Strategy Headlines

Can there be a unique European foreign policy ?

22 April 20193 February 2020 Nicolas Gros-Verheyde CFSP, Constructive abstention, Dissident opinion, Foreign policy, Unanimity 4 min read

(B2) Can we make foreign policy decisions using qualified majority ? This proposal made by the Juncker Commission last September seems dead and buried. And rightly so An attractive idea… On paper The objective

B2 Analysis EEAS

Eight EU special representatives, for what results ?

6 February 201917 December 2019 Nicolas Gros-Verheyde Special representatives, SREU 2 min read

(B2) The EU has at its disposition eight special representative (Bosnia-Herzegovina*, Kosovo*, the Middle Eastern peace process, Central Asia, South Caucasus and Georgian crisis, Horn of Africa, Sahel, Human Rights) Super-diplomats, unclear utility These

B2 Editorial EEAS Headlines

Two forgotten tools of European crisis management diplomacy: to be revived?

3 February 201927 March 2020 Nicolas Gros-Verheyde Contact group, EEAS, EUSR, Special envoy, Troika, Venezuela 4 min read

(B2) The difficulty of constituting the contact group created by the Europeans for Venezuela as well as its incongruous side raise questions. Couldn’t we have a more reactive European diplomacy? To be sure, you