European Defence projects – 34 PESCO projects selected in 2018
The Council for Foreign Affairs (Nov 19th) approved 17 new projects within the PESCO Framework. What is PESCO ? What are the projects? What about third States’ participation ?
The world Space force race – towards a real “star wars” ?
As arms sales are increasing around the world to face rising threats, space may soon become a land of wars, as the world space force race seems to speed up since the beginning of the year.
European defence : Work in Progress
The European Union has shown significant progress in strengthening cooperation in the area of security and defence these last weeks. Macron’s willingness to push initiatives such as the European military intervention force, which was signed by 9 countries, the Permanent Structured Cooperation on security and
Macron defends airstrikes in Syria at European Parliament
While addressing the European Parliament, gathered in plenary in Strasbourg on 17 April, French President Emmanuel Macron defended the French participation in a coalition missile strike on government forces in Syria, along with the UK and the US.
Syria airstrikes, a warning to the use of chemical weapons
In 14th April, the United States, France and Britain launched 105 missiles overnight in Syria, in retaliation for a suspected poison gas attack in Douma a week ago, targeting three chemical weapons facilities, including a research and development center in Damascus’ Barzeh district and two
Theresa May imagines a future EU-UK partnership in defence
British Prime Minister Theresa May called for a new EU-U.K. security treaty that would allow London to continue participating in European Defense agency and the British defence industries to participate in the European Defense Fund. And what else ?
Geopolitical tensions at the Munich Security Conference
Over the past fifty years, the Munich Security Conference (MSC) has traditionally reflected the current state of world military affairs. On 16th and 17th February, the 54th Munich Security Conference took place with 450 senior decision-makers from around the globe to discuss current and future security