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Nicolas Gros Verheyde March 11, 202222th January 2023 European Commission, EU Defense, Magazine, capability gaps, PFUE2022

Do you want European defence? You will have a nice study

(B2) The 27 meeting in Versailles agreed to ask the European Commission for a study on industrial shortcomings

Blog Analysis European policy

Nicolas Gros Verheyde 9th January 202222th January 2023 strategic compass, EU Defense, Magazine, Emmanuel Macron, talks

The first failure of the French presidency. Russians and Americans negotiate European security. Macron will do the kakou in Nice

(B2) The first ten days of the French presidency of the Council of the European Union have passed. Two major events

Blog Analysis EU Defense (Doctrine)

Nicolas Gros Verheyde November 9, 202022th January 2023 Atlantic Alliance, EU Defense, Donald Trump, Magazine, Advanced presence in the East, Tweet

Farewell Donald. Defense Europe owes you a lot. We will miss your gunslinging tweets

(B2) The departure of Donald Trump is undoubtedly good news for the USA. Not automatically for Europe or

Blog Analysis EU Defense (Doctrine)

Nicolas Gros Verheyde 17th June 202022th January 2023 battle groups, EU Defense, Magazine, CSDP missions

The five inconsistencies of European defense

(B2) European defense policy suffers from a number of weaknesses. Weaknesses that are not (yet) remedied or

Blog Analysis EU Defense (Doctrine)

Nicolas Gros Verheyde 12th May 2020September 11, 2023 Permanent structured cooperation, EU Defense, Magazine, PESCO, PESCO projects

The semi-failure of permanent structured cooperation is looming (v2)

(B2) Two and a half years later, the permanent structured cooperation (PESCO) is struggling to show results. And this is not

News Blog EU Defense (Doctrine)governments

Nicolas Gros Verheyde 30th January 202028th October Brexit, EU Defense, Geoffrey VanOrden, NATO, PSDC

Bye bye Geoffrey, my favorite tory

(B2) Geoffrey left Parliament. Like all other British MPs. This former British army, intelligence specialist,

Blog Analysis National Defense Missions Operations

B2 Writing 6th June 2019September 11, 2023 BITD, EU Defense, European Defense Talks, France, Louis Gautier, Opex, EU-NATO

Interviews. Europe must think better about its defense (L. Gautier)

(B2) Europeans must show strong political will to face up to their changing geostrategic environment, according to

Blog Analysis EU Defense (Doctrine)

Nicolas Gros Verheyde March 31, 201922th January 2023 EU Defense, Magazine

European defence: let's stop declaiming, let's detail!

(B2) Hardly a month now goes by without a manager with responsibility at European level presenting a

Brief blog European policy

Nicolas Gros Verheyde 18th January 201922th June 2023 Franco-German couple, EU Defense, texts, Eurozone

The text of the Franco-German Treaty of Aix La Chapelle signed on January 22, 2019. In French or German

(B2) We reproduce the full text of the treaty that will be signed by French President Emmanuel Macron and the Chancellor

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[Alert] Joe Biden launches the debate on post-Gaza. Possible sanctions against Israeli settlers November 18, 2023
(B2) In an opinion published in the Washington Post this Saturday (November 18), the American president sets the stage for the aftermath of the Israeli offensive in Gaza. But above all, he threatens extremist settlers with sanctions by
Nicolas Gros Verheyde
[Interview] Brexit, Putin, Middle East, Rule of law, Unanimity, High Representative… Jean Asselborn lets loose November 18, 2023
(B2) Just before his departure from the Luxembourg government, Jean Asselborn, the dean of foreign policy among Europeans, agreed to share with us the fruit of his experience. Twenty years of holding the handle
Nicolas Gros Verheyde
[Verbatim] Warning Danger! Europe still lives in the age of innocence (Nathalie Loiseau) November 14, 2023
(B2) In front of a selected audience of soldiers, researchers, experts in geopolitics, students, Nathalie Loiseau (Horizons/Renew), delivered a vibrant appeal to Europeans to become aware of their assets - democracy, prosperity, peace -, assets
Nicolas Gros Verheyde
[Verbatim] A European defense, still nowhere to be found (Defence interviews) November 2, 2023
(B2) Despite growing tensions on the world stage, the war in Ukraine and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, European defense remains a mirage. The Atlantic Alliance is strengthening. And the Europeans always show up
Olivier Jehin
[In brief] In the absence of a rapid European possibility, Armenia will be armed by France 24th October
(B2) Ground-air defense, radars, enhanced cooperation, training... France promises Armenia all its military support. Support which overcomes the difficulty at European level of triggering significant and rapid aid under the
Nicolas Gros Verheyde
[In brief] During the war in Ukraine, trade with Russia continues 24th October
(B2) Despite the war in Ukraine, imports of certain Russian special metals, such as titanium and aluminum, continue. To the greatest benefit of the oligarchs close to power, denounces a journalistic investigation. The main players in
Nicolas Gros Verheyde
[Analysis] Von der Leyen's media coup in Israel: a real institutional coup? 15th October
(B2) The President of the European Commission committed a major political blunder on Friday (October 13). A diplomatic mistake and an institutional error. But above all a strategic error which could undermine all
Nicolas Gros Verheyde
[Reportage] In Toledo, Ukrainian soldiers in combat training and against IEDs September 3, 2023
(B2 - exclusive) Without fanfare, Spain continues training Ukrainian soldiers. More than 3000 have already been trained. Mainly within its infantry academy in Toledo. Express, practical and intense training to which B2
Nicolas Gros Verheyde
[Analysis] ASAP, ammunition plan. Schizophrenia pushed to its climax 11th June 2023
(B2) The censorship of several major provisions of the European Commission's project aimed at boosting the production of munitions is surprising in more than one way. The proposed act of support for the production of
Olivier Jehin