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Kill the Battlegroups
Article traduit en français sur la plateforme Le Rubicon. The outlines of the draft Strategic Compass that EU Defence Ministers discussed earlier this week are becoming clear. It is an […]
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Article traduit en français sur la plateforme Le Rubicon. The outlines of the draft Strategic Compass that EU Defence Ministers discussed earlier this week are becoming clear. It is an […]
The humanitarian, political, and security crisis that followed the withdrawal of US and NATO troops from Afghanistan is of global concern. The takeover of the Taliban is going to have […]
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First published at IISS. The European Union has taken several steps since 1999 to achieve its so-called ‘headline goal’ for defence coordination: the ability to create and deploy a […]
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The Organisation does not like this idea. You know what the Organisation expects from you. This is the message that NATO Secretary-General Stoltenberg sends to certain European capitals about the […]
Panta rhei – everything flows (Heraclitus). Once again, geopolitics is in transition, and a new crossroads is being approached. While we already knew that global leadership is beyond any single […]
Readiness reflects the ability of the armed forces to accomplish their assigned tasks in time. Like many European counterparts, Belgian Defence disposes of some high readiness assets, but is lacking […]