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Stabilization / Peace

Blog Analysis Russia Caucasus Ukraine Stabilization / Peace 

Ukrainian War. (Very) heavy Russian losses. Without a quick peace, Putin's power hangs in the balance?

March 9, 2022March 10, 2022 Nicolas Gros Verheyde No comment Veterans, Armed conflict, EU diplomacy, Russian intervention 2022, Russia-Ukraine, Vladimir Putin

(B2) Vladimir Putin's tone was certainly serious on Thursday (March 3) before the National Security Council. The simple

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News Operations Sahel Stabilization / Peace 

French soldiers fought for the freedom of Mali (Le Drian)

January 15 2022January 31 2022 Nicolas Gros Verheyde democracy, Jean-Yves Le Drian, Mali, Operation Barkhane

(B2) What is happening in Mali today, with increasingly acrimonious relations between the military junta,

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Latest news Blog Analysis Russia Caucasus Ukraine Stabilization / Peace 

Ukraine or Belarus, between Europe and Russia. The purple battle is on

December 16, 2021December 16, 2021 Nicolas Gros Verheyde Frozen conflict, Donbass, Eastern Partnership, Russia, EU-Russia

(B2) It's a sneaky battle taking place on the eastern fringes of the European Union. Between Brussels and Moscow, “the West” and

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Editorial Sahel Stabilization / Peace 

Libya, Mali, Algeria… the annoyances are piling up. Barkhane catches a cold

6th OctoberNovember 1, 2021 Nicolas Gros Verheyde Algeria, Rebellion, Emmanuel Macron, Mali

(B2) The remarks of French President Emmanuel Macron follow one another according to the same ritual: to hit hard, to provoke, to make the

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News Operations EU-CSDP mission NATO operation Stabilization / Peace 

Tensions in northern Kosovo. EULEX is unfolding. KFOR patrols

September 28, 2021September 29, 2021 Aurelie Pugnet EULEX Kosovo, Kosovo, NATO, Serbia

(B2) For the past few days, everyone has been wanting to show their muscles near the border between Serbia and Kosovo. The police and

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Latest news AfghanistanPakistan Blog Analysis Stabilization / Peace 

Afghanistan. A severe defeat for NATO. Introspection is needed (v2)

August 14, 2021August 23, 2021 Nicolas Gros Verheyde Afghanistan, Afghan National Army, Strategic Autonomy, Training, NATO, Resolute Support, Taliban

(B2) The collapse of the Afghan government and security forces, supported at arm's length for almost twenty years

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Blog Analysis Russia Caucasus Ukraine Stabilization / Peace 

How many Russian soldiers are present in Crimea and on the Ukrainian borders? (v2)

April 19thApril 24th Nicolas Gros Verheyde Armed conflict, Ukraine

(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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Latest news News Operations Southern Africa Stabilization / Peace 

Things are heating up in Palma (Mozambique). A fully organized jihadist attack (v2)

March 28, 2021April 4th Nicolas Gros Verheyde Terrorist attack, Cabo delgado, Daech, Total

(B2) The city of Palma – in the north of Mozambique, in Cabo Delgado – has been since Wednesday (24.03) the

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Editorial Europe Stabilization / Peace 

The conflict in Syria leaves the Europeans on the flank. A hybrid threat from the Southeast

March 4, 2020May 9th Nicolas Gros Verheyde Commission 2019, Syrian conflict, Migration crisis, Hybrid threat, Turkey, Ursula von der Leyen

(B2) What is happening at the borders between Greece and Turkey is not trivial. Ankara's use of

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Flash Sahel Stabilization / Peace 

Seven vehicles handed over to Mauritanian forces

February 25 2020March 3, 2020 Nicolas Gros Verheyde Equipment, European funding, G5 Sahel, armored vehicles

(B2) European Commissioner Jutta Urpilainen, in charge of 'International Partnerships', will officially hand over in Nouakchott (Mauritania), this Tuesday (25 February),

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Latest news Editorial Industrial policy Stabilization / Peace 

What if defense companies contributed to peacekeeping?

February 4 2020February 15 2020 Nicolas Gros Verheyde ECSC, European Peace Facility, European funding, European Defense Fund, MFF 2021-2027, Own resources

(B2) The idea may seem absurd, or obvious, a priori. But it deserves to stop there for three minutes. Why

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News Operations Sahel Stabilization / Peace 

Faced with renewed insecurity in Mali, MINUSMA could equip itself with a mobile force

January 26 2020January 26 2020 Leonor Hubaut UN Security Council, Gao, Mali, Minusma, Mopti

(B2) Instead of improving, the situation in Mali is experiencing a “renewed insecurity”. An “alarming” degradation. It is

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Editorial Sahel Stabilization / Peace 

German engagement in the Sahel. A test of truth for Berlin, for Europe too…

January 12 2020May 22th Nicolas Gros Verheyde Germany, Sahel, Takuba Task Force

(B2) Germany still seems reluctant to engage more robustly in the Sahel. Which seems contradictory. But some

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Flash Sahel Stabilization / Peace 

New severe loss of the FAMA, in Indelimane in the Ménaka region

November 2, 2019November 4, 2019 Nicolas Gros Verheyde Armed attack, FAMA

(B2) It was a real massacre suffered by the Malian armed forces (FAMa) on the position of Indelimane, between Ansongo and

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News Operations Sahel Stabilization / Peace 

A severe defeat of the Malian forces (v2)

3th October7th October Nicolas Gros Verheyde Attack, FAMA, Air support

(B2) The Malian Armed Forces (FAMA) suffered a substantial defeat in the Mopti region at the end of September beginning of October.

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  • 24 hours with Indra, at the heart of NATO air defense July 6, 2022 Aurelie Pugnet
  • [Verbatim] Greek Kyriakos Mitsotakis up against Turkey July 6, 2022 Emmanuelle Stroesser
  • National Assembly. Who are the new faces on the Defense and Foreign Affairs committees? July 6, 2022 Emmanuelle Stroesser
  • Towards new aid to the armed forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina July 5, 2022 Nicolas Gros Verheyde
  • [Interview] NATO will have to return to Bosnia and Herzegovina if the Europeans leave (Šefik Džaferović) July 5, 2022 Aurelie Pugnet
  • [Survey] How European manufacturers see the future European procurement fund for armaments July 5, 2022 Agnes Faure
  • Notebook of European geopolitics (05.07.2022). Franco-German summit. Defense. NATO. Diplomacy. Crises. Security. Powers July 5, 2022 Emmanuelle Stroesser
  • [Verbatim] European Special Forces Operation Takuba has come to an end. Unique model difficult to reproduce July 5, 2022 Nicolas Gros Verheyde
  • [News] The red lantern of defense budgets, Luxembourg, is setting a course. It will be 1% July 4, 2022 Agnes Faure
  • [Verbatim] Food security: the world must react to the risk of a major crisis! (WFP) July 4, 2022 B2 Writing
  • [File] The basics of parliamentary work: reports, amendments, compromises, votes July 3, 2022 Emmanuelle Stroesser
  • [Story] Suspense, Smiles, Radiation, Solidarity… the four acts of the Madrid Summit July 2, 2022 Aurelie Pugnet
  • Defense Industry Notebook (02.07.2022). National doctrine, budgets, cooperation, equipment and capacities, companies July 2, 2022 Agnes Faure
  • [Decryption] Europe and NATO united at the heart of the same will? Behind the words, a limited enthusiasm July 1, 2022 Nicolas Gros Verheyde
  • [News] Spain is back on Eurofighters. At the expense of US equipment July 1, 2022 Agnes Faure
  • [News] 40 million for the armed forces of Moldova (European Peace Facility) July 1, 2022 Nicolas Gros Verheyde
  • [Decryption] Madrid Summit (NATO): the key points of the final declaration June 30, 2022 Nicolas Gros Verheyde
  • [News] The Allies decided to continue deliveries to Ukraine. A Military Necessity (v4) June 30, 2022 Agnes Faure
  • [Analysis] A victorious Madrid summit for the Atlantic Alliance June 30, 2022 Nicolas Gros Verheyde

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