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Nasty weather conditions for NATO’s 2019 leaders meeting
The 29 Heads of State and Government of NATO will hold a Leaders Meeting in London on 4 December. Note that it is only a “meeting” and not a regular […]
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The 29 Heads of State and Government of NATO will hold a Leaders Meeting in London on 4 December. Note that it is only a “meeting” and not a regular […]
The European security architecture does not resemble a Le Corbusier or Oscar Niemeyer design. It is not a neatly planned whole in which every component elegantly and effectively fulfils a […]
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The European Union and its Member States blame US President Donald Trump for withdrawing American troops from Northern Syria, thus paving the way for Turkey to send its armed forces […]
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On 27 September 2019, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and outgoing Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker opened the first EU-Asia Connectivity Forum by signing a partnership on sustainable connectivity. This marks […]
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The “geopolitical commission” that President-elect Ursula von der Leyen announced implies, most importantly, that the EU has to adapt to a world of great powers. As the new EU leadership […]
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These last few years the EU has taken considerable steps to give more substance to its Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP). Nearly all the pieces of the puzzle are […]
Book presentation. More info on the book (Photo credit: soldiermediacenter, EveryStockPhoto)
High Level conference with His Excellency Mr. Dmitry Olegovich Rogozin, Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation. (Photo credit: Wikimedia Commons)
As Western powers contemplate armed intervention in Syria, their proficiency in translating raw military power into political effect is key. Can past experience in designing multinational campaigns still teach us […]
Speech by Francis Delon (Photo credit: soldiermediacenter, EveryStockPhoto)