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Ukraine: the charge of the diplomatic brigade
Rather than its adroitness, the Ukrainian crisis highlights the failure of Russian strategy. Published in European Geostrategy, 06 March 2014.
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We are all Ukrainians
If Ukrainians are ready to die for freedom and democracy, under the EU banner, then we must respond to them loud and clear: ‘We are all Ukrainians’.
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Strategy and social security
It has become a corny cliché, but it is true: the European Union (EU) is a peace project. The only way to avoid that two world wars would be followed […]
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The EU has a role to play, but Africans must lead
Coming from one of Africa’s most experienced diplomats, Ahmedou Ould-Abdallah’s call for a EU backed security framework in the Sahel constitutes an important signal. As the author notes, the EU […]
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Coelmont: the desired strategic outcome of the EU Council on defence
Will the EU summit on 19 December 2013 be seen as a milestone in the development of our Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP), similar to the St. Malo meeting […]
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Coelmont: A memorandum for the European Council on Security and Defence
The upcoming European Council on Security and Defence in December 2013 will be crucial to the future of European strategic policy. Here are seven points of action that the Heads […]