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.
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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.
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.
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Since the last Report on the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) sent to the Presidents’ Council in March 2017, there have been some developments regarding this region worth pointing out.
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.
Illegal immigration is probably one of the main security challenges Europe is facing. Never in recent history have so many people wanted to settle in Europe, either because they are threatened in their home countries and they seek asylum, or simply for economic reasons, as they want to enjoy a better life. But can one really talk about a European migration policy?
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La plupart des comparaisons se focalisent sur la mise en oeuvre des budgets.
