From January 1, 2019, the Russian Volga will cease providing AN-124 capacity for EU and NATO states under NATO’s heavy military air transport program SALIS (Strategic Airlift Interim Solution), which includes 17 European member states and Canada. The loss is sensitive: Under Salis, Antonov and Volga have each had an AN-124 permanently stationed at Leipzig-Halle…
Shared Vision, Common Action: A Stronger Europe A Global Strategy for the European Union’s Foreign And Security Policy update-1: Our Paper about this “strategy” : The Deficiencies, Mistakes and Contradictions of the New EU Foreign and Security StrategyEvolution or Devolution? From the « Solana Paper » to the « Mogherini Paper »András István TürkeCERPESC 16/E/03/2016 –…
L’exercice d’alerte “Noble Jump” en Pologne a mis en lumière les défauts de la Force de réaction rapide de l’OTAN (NATO NRF) face à la Russie. La capacité de déploiement de la nouvelle force de réaction rapide de l’Otan, testée du 9 au 19 juin sur le camp d’entraînement de Zagan (ouest de la Pologne),…
The intervention by 3,000 Rwandan soldiers and police officers was partly financed by the European Peace Facility, a mechanism that enables it to “support partners in the fields of defense in order to prevent conflicts and strengthen international security.” The Rwandan military benefited from assistance worth €20 million, intended particularly for the transport of troops…
