The purpose of the monthly EuroDefense-Portugal Newsletter, with original articles published in Portuguese/English, is to bring to everyone’s attention EuroDefense-Portugal’s publications, as well as the opinions of some experts on European Security and Defence, and on topics that have marked the current month in Portugal, Europe and the world.
The Western Mediterranean Forum, commonly referred to as the 5+5 Dialogue, comprises Algeria, France, Italy, Libya, Malta, Mauritania, Morocco, Portugal, Spain, and Tunisia.
As a trans-mediterranean initiative, the goal of the 5+5 Dialogue is to ensure closer cooperation among the five EU Member States and the five Arab Maghreb countries through political dialogue and cooperation and by encouraging more effective resource management as a means of strengthening interdependence and regional development.
When needs must: Over the years, Europe has developed a large number of collaborative defence sector instruments: OCCAR originally established in 1996; EUMS and other …
Those who follow the international news can hardly fail to be aware that the world seems to be spiralling out of control and that the regulatory systems put in place after the Second World War are struggling to keep pace. We live in a world in which the media is chock-a-block with analyses, inflamed debates, experts in both information and disinformation, forecasts swiftly debunked by facts and rational argument so laced with pure emotion that we may be forgiven for being confused.
1. General approach to a) capability definition and b) arms development & production EU Member States are fully aware that they do not have enough …
On 4 March 2023, the United Nations adopted the international treaty on “the conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity of areas beyond national jurisdiction”.
The MPL forms part of the bedrock fuelled by developments in the European Union aimed at reinforcing EU strategic autonomy, the European DITB in particular, and is equally a contributory factor.
On 18 April, we were pleased to welcome French politician Alain Lamassoure, former Minister Delegate for European Affairs and Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from 1999 to 2019, for a breakfast debate on the topic of “Those who control the past control the future”. It was he who, in November 2020 had founded the Observatory on History Teaching in Europe (OHTE) under the aegis of the Council of Europe.
But can’t we do better?
Suggested ways and means.
Joint Article of Ralph Thiele, President of EuroDefenceGermany and Denis Verret, Member of the Council of EuroDefenceFrance: 26/10/2023
(NB: Disclaimer: the opinions expressed in this paper are those of the authors)
“Published first in La Tribune on 6 November 2023”
