As I already mentioned in my previous post, German Defence Forces, the Bundeswehr, has been created based on democratic principles, of which the conscription, the innere Führung and the home defence. The best way to secure the fundaments of this system was a strict control by the parliament, as mentioned in the constitution, the “Grundgesetz”… » read more
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As the German government has decided to review largely its defence organization, even stating that some more communality of capacities should be looked for with its European partners, let us have a look at what German Defence forces could look like in a near future. As a consequence of the planned reform, the future structure… » read more
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July 26, 2010
The German federal ministry of Defence has made available on its website several key documents, which can help for a better understanding of what the future Bundeswehr will look like in the next years. Of course, this new development is not initiated by a open-minded approach linked to the previous German statements aiming at setting… » read more
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Armed Forces, Bundeswehr, Germany, Security , Bundeswehr, European Army, European Defence, v. Guttenberg |
The future NATO concept has raised a lot of interest within the military community. Among those who wrote on the topic, I could find some comments on the reinforcement of the security in Europe thanks the enlargement of the Alliance or its prominent role in world’s stability and security. This has been true until Warsaw… » read more
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July 21, 2010
On past 8th July, Olivier Jehin reported in Europe Diplomacy and Defence on the conference on Unmanned Aerial Systems organized jointly by the European Defence Agency and the European Commission. This conference has illustrated the capabilities of Unmanned aerial systems to be of dual use, military and civilian. While the military use of UAV is… » read more
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Procurement, Security, Trade & Industry , EDA, European Defence Agency, O. Jehin, UAS, Unmanned Aerial Systems |
On 15th June, Mr Robert Walter, Member of the British Parliament (Conservative) and President of the European Security and Defence Assembly (formerly known as WEU Assembly) pronounced a speech at the occasion of the 58th session of the assembly (here). Despite the decision of Member countries to dissolve the WEU assembly, Mr Walter would like… » read more
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Traditionally as founding member of the EU and seat of many European institutions, Belgium is very active in the fields of Defence and Security. To have a good insight of Belgian intend during the next six months, the best is still to have a look at their program. This document is of course available in… » read more
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When Spain took over its presidency of the EU Council, some six months ago, one could see that its objectives were very limited, but, in a way, realistic. At that time, Spain goals were very limited, but in a way, realistic due to the fact that 6 months are a very short period of time,… » read more
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July 13, 2010
Today, thanks the WEU website I went to the EU council webpage on CSDP (former ESDP). Even if it is the official voice of the EU, it is worth having a look at it. You will get access by cliking here.
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Sub-Saharan Africa is a complex continent and the EU meets significant difficulties to make security progress in this area of the World
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Having been involved in the construction of a European Defence at working level for a couple of years, I would like to go on, looking at its changes and progress through the prism of the various reports and press articles available on the web.
