Uit de NAVO stappen kan relatief eenvoudig, maar is het ook verstandig? 2 defensie-experten: “Er is één achilleshiel in dit scenario”
With the opinion of Sven Biscop.
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L’Afrique principal marché de drones pour les militaires ukrainiens
With the opinion of Nina Wilén.
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A strategic shift in India-EU ties
With the opinion of Jan Luykx.
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How far do the European Union’s military ambitions go?
With the opinion of Sven Biscop.
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Benin finance minister Wadagni seeks his own mandate in election
There is a risk that the government will be increasingly cracking down on any opposition to make sure they maintain that ?grip on power. Where there is a jihadist expansion, the rulers want to have complete control.
With the opinion of Nina Wilén.
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NAVO-topman Mark Rutte bezoekt Donald Trump: ‘Het is tijd voor een Europese poot binnen de NAVO’
Het zou goed zijn mochten er op de NAVO-top in Ankara afspraken worden gemaakt, zodat een volwaardige Europese poot binnen de NAVO concreet vorm kan krijgen.
With the opinion of Sven Biscop.
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Defensie-expert: ‘In Azië lachen ze ons uit vanwege kruiperigheid NAVO-baas Rutte tegenover Trump’
With the opinion of Sven Biscop.
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Donald Trump durcit ses menaces contre l’Iran: la guerre frôle l’embrasement
With the opinion of Tanguy Struye.
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How far do the European Union’s military ambitions go?
In theory, the EU’s military staff (confusingly distinct from General Clancy’s military committee) is still committed to building an expeditionary corps of 50,000 to 60,000 troops. “That has become a totally paper exercise,” says Sven Biscop of the Egmont Institute, “Nobody believes that there will ever be this army corps.” In contrast, a new 5,000-strong “rapid deployment capacity”, or RDC, is more real.
With the opinion of Sven Biscop.
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