New faces, new sections. Small changes from early 2018 to B2
(B2) With the new year, B2 strengthens and completes its team up. Emmanuelle Stroesser who was already collaborating with us, joins the permanent team (part-time). It will provide institutional monitoring (European Parliament, Commission, etc.), and follow-up on certain subjects (migration, human rights, development). This will allow Leonor Hubaut, returned to Brussels for another medium, to focus on Africa and crisis management (CSDP missions), her specialty when she arrived at B2. While Romain Mielcarek will provide (in Paris, on a freelance basis) coverage of "French defense" news, both operationally and industrially.
A theme that has become a priority
This reinforcement is necessary. Our field of coverage has expanded, both in breadth and depth. The subjects of European defence, security and diplomacy are today intertwined and have become a European priority. When B2 was created, almost ten years ago, the CSDP was viewed with sympathy, but it was not considered a political priority by the Community authorities, especially since the crisis in the euro zone quickly took hold. the top. If you were to define ten priorities, for sure... she was the eleventh. Today, no one argues that it is one of the three main priorities of the moment. Those who smiled with commiseration before now hasten to organize colloquiums and conferences to demonstrate their knowledge. B2 with its three editions, all public (the blog), educational (Quezako) and professional (B2 Pro), therefore had to expand its team. And it's not over... Other recruitments are in progress.
New sections, new chronicles
B2 is also expanding its cover canvas and its sections. So the Watch book which ensures for our members and subscribers a regular follow-up of all the subjects which we could not deal with elsewhere, as well as the publication of more confidential information passes on a three-weekly basis, Monday, Wednesday and Friday mornings (in rhythm normal). We now welcome in our section Carte Blanche outside columnists, such as Jean-Guy Giraud (read: Enlargement to the Balkans: the bridge too far?) or Frédéric Mauro (read: Permanent Structured Cooperation: let's stop talking about it. Let's do it!). Sections have also been added to those existing, reflecting the evolution of defence: PESCO on permanent structured cooperation or Defense research.
Books to complete
On the editorial side, our little brother the editions of Villard took off, after the publication of a first work, the 'famous' manuel on the European security and defense policy, we plan to publish one or two more books this year, including one on the EU's anti-piracy operation.
Thank you to all those who believed and believe in us, guide us, encourage us, support us every day, who believe that we can make an independent media, in French, and to all the others... Top hearts !
(Nicolas Gros-Verheyde)
