Defence: The European Council matters

(20 December 2013)

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Security Policy Briefs,

European defence / NATO,

Defence matters. This is the opening sentence (probably the shortest ever) of the conclusions of the December 2013 European Council. And that matters too.
(Photo credit: Irish Defence Forces, Flickr)

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