May 12, 2017 – B2 The Daily of Geopolitical Europe

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News Blog Central Southern Africa Missions Operations

12th May 201715th February 2020 Leonor Hubaut

First battalion trained in the Central African Republic for EUTM RCA

(B2) The first battalion of the Central African armed forces, trained by the European mission EUTM RCA, is operational. A handover ceremony

Blog Analysis EU Defense (Doctrine)PSDC crisis management

12th May 2017September 11, 2023 Nicolas Gros Verheyde

A hard core that has become a marshmallow. A permanent structured cooperation: what for?

(B2) Strengthening the Europe of defense today has a word and a symbol: permanent structured cooperation.

News Blog PSDC crisis management

12th May 201715th February 2020 Nicolas Gros Verheyde

A British missile on the mini EU military HQ

(B2 – exclusive) The natural seems to have come back at a gallop… After a manifest good will, the British put this

North Africa Libya Brief blog

12th May 201721th May 2017 Leonor Hubaut

The Libyan coast guard implicated by an NGO

(B2) The Libyan coast guard is at the heart of a controversy after having intervened in a muscular way in the rescue of a boat

Arts Cinema Stage Weekend

12th May 201721th May 2021 Nicolas Gros Verheyde

Don't miss… the next IHEDN meetings are on May 20

(B2) You are interested in strategic issues, geopolitics, defence, like to learn, debate, discover, don't hesitate any longer... the Meetings

[News] Sorbonne 2024. Emmanuel Macron's key ideas for European defense. Sympathetic… (v2) April 25th
(B2) We need a Europe with power in defense, security and partnerships. This is the main idea developed by French President Emmanuel Macron this Thursday (April 25) in the Sorbonne amphitheater. It now remains to
Nicolas Gros Verheyde
[Interview] ASPIDES. A purely defensive operation that solves nothing. Forgotten geopolitical issues (Pascal Ausseur, FMES) April 8th
(B2) For Admiral Pascal Ausseur who heads the Mediterranean Foundation for Strategic Studies, the maritime operation launched by the Europeans in the Red Sea and in the Bab-el-Mandeb Strait is not entirely justified , nor at
Nicolas Gros Verheyde
[News] In the Red Sea, 68 ships escorted by Aspides. First assessment after seven weeks April 8th
(B2) Eleven attacks have been repelled in the Red Sea since February 23, according to Josep Borrell. Visibly satisfied with the performance of the latest EU maritime operations. The High Representative of the EU
Olivier Jehin
[News] Eurocorps head dismissed. For violation of defense secrecy March 27, 2024
(B2) Polish General Gromadziński is no longer the head of the European Corps. He has just been dismissed from his position and his security clearance has been revoked by the Polish government. With immediate effect. Reason
Nicolas Gros Verheyde
[Portrait] Three new heads of CSDP missions in Georgia, Palestine and Somalia March 26, 2024
(B2) The COPS ambassadors approved this Tuesday, March 26, the appointment of three heads of mission. A French woman in Georgia In Georgia, the appointment of General Bettina Boughani is confirmed, as of
Nicolas Gros Verheyde
[Report] Steadfast Defender 24: the clear message of the return of major NATO maneuvers March 10, 2024
(B2 in Poland) The Allies are engaged in exercises on a scale not seen since the end of the Cold War. 90 soldiers and an entire arsenal engaged in maneuvers crossing numerous countries,
Romain Mielcarek
[Exclusive] Create a special fund dedicated to European defense? An idea to explore 23th February 2024
(B2) Between a European Peace Facility stuck by German difficulties and a tight budget at community level, a third way could emerge to support the rise of the manufacturing industry.
Nicolas Gros Verheyde
[Decryption] Operation EUNAVFOR Aspides officially established (v3) 8th February 2024
(B2 - exclusive) Objective, modes of action, area of operation, commands, budget, coordination, intelligence... the main elements of the new European operation in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden are now known . Text explanations. Validated
Nicolas Gros Verheyde
[Verbatim] Military support for Ukraine. Between Paris and Berlin, like zests of nuance. kyiv as referee? 2th February 2024
(B2) At the end of the European Council, we were able to witness a detailed exchange, via press conferences, between the German Chancellor and the French President. Subliminal messages were passed
Nicolas Gros Verheyde