Finnish member of EUCAP Somalia dies of Covid-19
(B2) A member of the EU reinforcement mission to the Somali Internal Security Forces died in
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Political and defence Europe (by Nicolas Gros-Verheyde)
Month: April 2021
Poles in Turkey for reinsurance measures
(B2) A Polish contingent of 80 soldiers and an M28 Bryza aerial surveillance aircraft were deployed in Turkey
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In Ankara, the 'sofagate', a mirror held up to European weaknesses
(B2) A "wounded" woman, the place of women "weakened"... Just like the image of the European Union, paralyzed
Read moreA container ship attacked by pirates off Sao Tome (v2)
(B2) Two attacks have just taken place in quick succession in the Gulf of Guinea hitting merchant ships on Friday
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A pirate attack stopped off Nigeria by the Italian Navy
The helicopter from the Italian ship, the Nave Rizzo, deployed in the Gulf of Guinea, halted a pirate attack off the Nigerian coast on Wednesday (April 21)
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Three Swedish soldiers from Takuba injured by IED in Mali
Three Swedish soldiers wounded in Mali near Menaka. They were part of the Takuba task force. Their condition does not inspire concern. They were slightly injured
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The day the European Defense Fund was cut by one billion
(B2) The scene takes place in one of the offices of the European Council, on the President's floor, before the summit of
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How many Russian soldiers are present in Crimea and on the Ukrainian borders? (v2)
(B2) The figures vary according to the sources and the scope considered. And it is very difficult to grasp what are
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Checkered ceasefire violations
(B2) To gauge the intensity of the conflict in Eastern Ukraine, we can have several 'objective' indicators: the number
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