Australia buys 12 French Barracuda submarines
To replace its submarines dating back to the 1990s, Australia opted for the construction of 12 French ocean submarines. French Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian inked the inter-governmental agreement (IGA) in Adelaide that will see French shipbuilder DCNS design and build the Shortfin Barracudas (Shortfin Barracuda Block 1A). The total cost of the 12 submarines,…
New CERPESC Analysis about EU New Security Strategy
The Deficiencies, Mistakes and Contradictions of the New EU Foreign and Security Strategy Evolution or Devolution? From the « Solana Paper » to the « Mogherini Paper » András István Türke CERPESC 16/E/3/2016 – 20 December 2016 The events of the last 20 years, the first operations and missions, show that the Common Security and…
France Creates Cyber Army to Fight Against Foreign Hackers
Since his appointment in 2012, French Defense Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian is concerned about the threats in cyberspace. With reason. CIA suspicions about the role played by Russian hackers in the election of Donald Trump to the fears expressed by the German Chancellor, the “cyber-menace” is now omnipresent. On the occasion of the inauguration on…
Dirty Diesel : How a Geneva based Swiss giant pollutes Africa
More than 12,000 people have already signed a petition asking the Geneva-based giant Trafigura to sell only gasoline and diesel that comply with European standards around the world. The Swiss trader business model of producing and selling highly polluting high sulfur fuels in Africa has also been politically critical. In Ghana, Nigeria, Mali, Côte d’Ivoire…