Publications Reports of the Observatories

Mediterranean Observatory – Global Report

Since the last Report on the Situation in North Africa distributed to the Eurodefense Associations in November 2017, there has been some developments in the region worth analysing, because what happens in North Africa affects to Europe. Critical signs of latent instability continue to develop across North Africa. Although mistakes have been made, Western actors can adopt policy options to mitigate further damage. Continuing to ignore the signs or postponing action to address them could have devastating consequences for the entire Mediterranean region and beyond.

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“Implications de la Revue stratégique sur la défense et la sécurité de l’Union européenne” Intervention du Député Européen Hervé Danjean à l’Ecole Militaire

Compte rendu de l’intervention De Monsieur Arnaud DANJEAN Député européen, Le 10 avril 2018 à l’Ecole militaire, Sur le thème : “Implications de la Revue stratégique sur la défense et la sécurité de l’Union européenne”

Publications Media/Opinion pieces

Europe de la défense : dépasser la politique des petits pas

Une défense européenne digne de ce nom se doit de garantir la sécurité de ses citoyens où qu’ils se trouvent, de protéger ses infrastructures et de défendre ses intérêts partout dans le monde. Or, peu d’Etats ont la capacité de répondre seuls à l’ensemble des besoins de défense. La complémentarité au niveau européen s’impose. Par l’association EuroDéfense-France, tribune collective.

Publications Media/Opinion pieces

« Pour un Livre blanc européen de la défense et de la sécurité »

Tribune. Responsabilité régalienne par excellence des Etats, la souveraineté ne saurait se dissocier de la puissance. Qu’est la souveraineté sans la puissance, quand il faut protéger ses intérêts ? Le monde du XXIe siècle est celui des Etats continents, comme la Chine, la Russie, les Etats-Unis ou l’Inde, plus puissants que chaque Etat européen pris isolément.

Publications Reports of the Observatories

Mediterranean Observatory – The Situation in North Africa

The countries that make up North Africa — Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia and Libya — are defined as much by the broad desert expanses of the Sahara and the Atlas Mountains as they are by the waters of the Mediterranean. Wedged between the coastline of the
southern Mediterranean and an ocean of sand, the populations of North Africa have a long history of interaction with Southern Europe, sub-Saharan Africa and the broader Middle East. Current trends within North Africa — challenges to political stability, regional militancy, changes in energy production and in the economy — given their proximity to Europe and to former European colonial holdings in Africa, and the continued economic and security relationships between these regions, makes events in North Africa resonate in regional and Western capitals.

Publications Reports of the European Working Groups

EWG23 – European defence cooperation on Education, Training and Simulation

European defence cooperation on education, training and simulation has many important advantages to enhance skills, share European military culture for our military men and women, and reduce costs. The importance of cooperative training and the intention to make training an element of the permanent structured cooperation has been agreed in the Lisbon Treaty. This intention was reinforced in more recent papers on European cooperation, but omitted in the European Defence Fund. Simulation technology for training goals was never mentioned. Hence, we believe cooperation on education, training and simulation needs more attention.

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Council of Presidents’ meeting

European Union ministers of defence met informally in Tallinn on September 7, 2017.During that meeting, they expressed a broad consensus on how to move ahead with the Permanent
Structured Cooperation (PESCO).The present document, which is based on previous EURODEFENSE studies, could help Member States in their reflection on the definition of the PESCO criteria, which must be binding in order to respect its spirit, but also inclusive to accommodate Member States wishing to join it.