SNA Suffren’s first trip to the sea
The French Navy’s new nuclear attack submarine made its first sea trip on April 28
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EU puts pressure on Rwanda
Despite international calls, fighting between the Democratic Republic of Congo Armed Forces (FARDC) and the M23 continues in the provinces of North Kivu and South Kivu. The humanitarian situation is deteriorating with thousands of displaced people and widespread violence against civilians. Rwanda is de facto leading the M23’s military operations and illegally exploiting Congolese mineral…
End of the mission EUPOL Afghanistan
After nearly a decade of support for civilian police in Afghanistan, the European Union Police Mission in Afghanistan (EUPOL) officially closed its activities today, Saturday (31 December 2016) at midnight. In fact, the mission has already slowed down its activities for a few days already. A meeting marking the end of the mission was organized,…
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…
Spanish BPC to Turkey
The projection ship ordered by Turkey will based on the Spain LHD ship Juan Carlos 1 (built by the Spanish shipyard Navantia) which also serve as the base of 2 futurs Australian Canberra-class landing helicopter dock (LHD) HMAS Canberra and HMAS Adelaide. In 2004, French company Direction des Constructions Navales (DCN) and Spanish company Navantia…