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News Blog Marine Mediterranean sea

December 6, 2020 Nicolas Gros Verheyde

Friends of 'Cyprus' on exercise off Alexandria. A Turkish frigate invites itself to the maneuver

(B2) Navies from five countries are on exercise off Alexandria. Objective: to improve their ability to intervene.

Blog Analysis Mediterranean sea Missions Operations

November 29, 2020December 4, 2020 Nicolas Gros Verheyde

Arms trafficking to Libya. Strong suspicions about the Turkish container ship Roseline A

(B2) The search of the Turkish container ship boarded by the visiting team of the German frigate Hamburg a year ago

News Blog Mediterranean sea Missions Operations

November 24, 2020December 4, 2020 Nicolas Gros Verheyde

Turkey officially protests against the interception of one of its merchant ships by Operation Irini (v3)

(B2) The tone is rising in Ankara. The Roseline A affair takes a very political turn Official protest The Turkish Ministry

News Blog Mediterranean sea Missions Operations

November 23, 2020December 4, 2020 Nicolas Gros Verheyde

Turco-Germanic mayhem in the eastern Mediterranean. Ankara opposes the control of one of its ships (v4)

(B2) The boarding of a suspicious Turkish container ship by a German frigate taking part in Operation Irini was cut short on Sunday (22.11) at

News Blog Mediterranean sea Missions Operations

26th October, 202027th October, 2020 Nicolas Gros Verheyde

The Latouche Tréville inspects a suspicious freighter flying the Syrian flag

(B2) The Latouche Tréville survey team made a new inspection on board a merchant ship en route to

North Africa Libya Blog Analysis

25th October, 2020November 3, 2020 Nicolas Gros Verheyde

The training of the Libyan coast guard: in the hands of the Turks? Bad signal for Europeans

(B2) It is a European flagship project, training and equipping the Libyan coast guard and navy, which risks

News Blog Marine Mediterranean sea

22th October, 202026th October, 2020 Nicolas Gros Verheyde

Turkey-France. The Courbet incident is over. NATO tries to forget

(B2) After the clashing remarks between the French and the Turks, including within the Alliance, the time has come for deconfliction in

News Blog Russia Caucasus Ukraine

2th October, 20202th October, 2020 Nicolas Gros Verheyde

Syrian jihadist fighters deployed by Turkey in Nagorno Karabakh, denounces E. Macron

(B2) At the end of his press conference at the European Council, which has just ended (at 1 a.m.

Blog Analysis Human rights - IHL Mediterranean sea

July 13, 2020September 11, 2023 Nicolas Gros Verheyde

How to inspect suspicious vessels at sea? Irini's Puzzle

(B2) Screening vessels suspected of breaking the arms embargo on Libya is not easy. What rules apply.

[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
[Analysis] The semi-failure of the European plan to deliver heavy munitions to Ukraine 31th January 2024
(B2) The goal of delivering one million heavy munitions to Ukraine will not be achieved. It must be recognized. The Europeans have not been able to keep the commitment they made to kyiv. A setback
Nicolas Gros Verheyde