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Requirements for a European defense

History shows that a political community incapable of ensuring its own defense and security on the ground is in danger, sooner or later, of also losing its freedom. The crucial issue is simple, yet it is anything but a foregone conclusion.…

The European Strategic Compass: Entering the Fray

The Strategic Compass for the EU’s security and defence policy, to be adopted in 2022, must generate immediate action. The best way of ensuring that is to prepare new capability initiatives and, potentially, new operational engagements now,…

I due Occidenti

La Francia ha reagito malissimo, ed è comprensibile, all’annuncio del patto militare e tecnologico fra Stati Uniti, Australia e Regno Unito (AUKUS): non era stata informata e si è sentita tradita da Washington; ha perso una commessa…